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Sixteen file for Navajo presidency as Council turnover builds
8+ hour, 28+ min ago (1326+ words) Posted by Donovan Quintero | Apr 23, 2026 | News | Sixteen candidates, including incumbent President Buu Nygren, filed to run for the Navajo Nation presidency by the close of the 2026 election filing period Wednesday night, setting up one of the largest presidential fields in…...
Curley enters presidential race, citing limits of speaker's office
7+ hour, 4+ min ago (134+ words) Posted by Krista Allen | Apr 23, 2026 | News | Crystalyne Curley, the first woman elected to lead the Navajo Nation Council, is running for president of the Navajo Nation. "So all of that, going back to my experience as the speaker, has led…...
Court challenge targets Descheenie's place on the ballot in Congressional District 2
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (262+ words) "Dii, Din" bi Naaltsoos woly"h'g', ninaaltsoos "t'". Nihi cheii d" nihi m"s"n "daan: Nihi Din" Bizaad bi" ninhi't'eely" "d" t'" h"adida nihizaad nihi" ch'aawle'l"go. Nihi bee haz'"anii at'", nihisin at'", nihi hzh'j at'", nihi…...
She's got a cannon'Seenane Brewer looking to have a greater impact on UNM volleyball team
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (1010+ words) Navajo Times | Quentin Jodie UNM's Seenane Brewer looks to pass the ball during a collegiate volleyball scrimmage against NAU on Friday night at Miyamura High School. Brewer is looking to increase her playing time for the upcoming 2026 season. Posted by…...
Candidate filing opens as Navajo Nation shifts primary to July 21
2+ week, 5+ day ago (499+ words) Posted by Donovan Quintero | Apr 4, 2026 | News | The Navajo Nation has moved its 2026 presidential primary to July 21 to align with Arizona's state and county elections, and candidate filing opens next week, according to the Navajo Board of Election Supervisors. The change…...
As RECA expands, Navajo patients still struggle to get cancer care
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (319+ words) Special to the Times | Donovan Quintero U. S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fern'ndez, left, holds a flyer while speaking with Belinda Bowekaty, a registered nurse, Wednesday at the New Mexico Cancer Center in Gallup during a visit focused on outreach related to the…...
ADABI answers crisis calls while waiting on reimbursement
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (228+ words) Posted by Donovan Quintero | Apr 2, 2026 | News | When a mother and her children flee a violent home in the middle of the night on the Navajo Nation, the advocates at ADABI, short for Am" D" "ch'n' B'ghan Inc. , do not check…...
Little angels on earth" A family"s grief became a yearly warning against drunk driving
4+ week, 6+ hour ago (252+ words) Special to the Times | Donovan Quintero The Peshlakai family's "Angels vs. Drunk Drivers' banner flies above a Santa Fe sobriety checkpoint Saturday night, where about 30 family members joined police for the annual memorial operation marking 16 years since Del Lynn and…...
Funding failure deepens crisis at Padres Mesa ranch
4+ week, 7+ hour ago (240+ words) Special to the Times | Donovan Quintero Gene Shepherd climbs into a backhoe after uprooting a juniper at the Padres Mesa Demonstration Ranch. Shepherd, who has worked at the ranch since 2008, said he and one co-worker have gone unpaid since early…...
Council passes key bills as budget crisis drags on
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (129+ words) "Dii, Din" bi Naaltsoos woly"h'g', ninaaltsoos "t'". Nihi cheii d" nihi m"s"n "daan: Nihi Din" Bizaad bi" ninhi't'eely" "d" t'" h"adida nihizaad nihi" ch'aawle'l"go. Nihi bee haz'"anii at'", nihisin at'", nihi hzh'j at'", nihi…...