Family members of murder victim Sonny Jim spoke Friday about loss, memory and resilience before Danny Stansfield was sentenced to nearly 44 years in prison for a double homicide that occurred more than 16 years ago.
Derrick Watchman told a House subcommittee that federal economic development programs in Indian Country need legislative and administrative changes to work more smoothly for tribes and Native entrepreneurs.
When Painted Desert Power was first brought before the Cameron Chapter, I was not a supporter. As chapter president at the time, my responsibility was to listen carefully, ask hard questions and protect the interests of our community. I did exactly that.
The unofficial results from Tuesday’s Navajo Nation General Election are as follows. To see the full list, visit navajotimes.com
Frontier Communications and the Communications Workers of America have reached a new three-year union contract that includes pay increases for Navajo Nation workers after months of negotiations over a wage gap, Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego said Jan. 27.
Police continue to search for Rumaldo Preshakai and the four children he allegedly abducted on Tuesday in Tseyatoh, near the PNM Housing area, about 5 miles south of State Highway 264.
In a game of runs, the Crownpoint girls basketball team survived a comeback attempt by the Newcomb Lady Skyhawks on Friday night.
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At just seven years old, Kacee Yazzie has become a familiar name at song and dance events across the Navajo Nation. With turquoise gleaming and his steps locked to the drum, the second grader from Tó Łigaaí, New Mexico, looks at ease each time he enters the arena.
Construction is underway on staff housing for the Echo Cliffs Health Center, with a groundbreaking on Aug. 27 along Coppermine Road just south of the clinic site.
“To serve as Poet Laureate of Colorado is to write from a landscape that teaches us how to listen. Listen to mountains that hold silence like an old wisdom, to rivers that speak in silver tongues of time, to plains that remind us of breath, distance, and belonging.
An inflatable planetarium touched down Jan. 30, 2026, at Puente de Hózhó Elementary School, offering students a view of the stars and a chance to hear stories of the universe told in Diné, Spanish and English.
A mother and daughter from the Ganado area are taking Navajo weaving patterns from vertical looms into a new rug line set to debut March 6, 2026, at the Heard Museum in Phoenix.
Water levels across the Colorado River system remain low, but the pressure is not evenly shared, according to figures presented Jan. 27, 2026, to Arizona lawmakers as negotiations continue over how the river will be managed after current rules expire at the end of the year.
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