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Arizona water study points to recharge challenges on Colorado Plateau
6+ hour, 33+ min ago (190+ words) Posted by Navajo Times | Jul 2, 2026 | Community | Arizona researchers found that only a small share of the state's precipitation becomes natural groundwater recharge as warming increases water loss to the atmosphere. The Arizona Department of Water Resources published a June 25 summary…...
Arizona withholds 3% of Window Rock school funding as Navajo districts face mounting financial scrutiny
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (204+ words) Posted by Donovan Quintero | May 21, 2026 | News | The Arizona State Board of Education voted Dec. 8 to withhold 3% of state funding from the Window Rock Unified School District, the sharpest sanction issued against any Navajo Nation-area school district in a year of…...
Navajo Nation's own lawyers split on whether it would own the $24 million Zenni Home facility
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (18+ words) Navajo Times...
Red flag warnings issued for Navajo Nation, northern Arizona
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (520+ words) Posted by Donovan Quintero | May 15, 2026 | News | The National Weather Service has issued red flag warnings for large portions of northern Arizona and the Navajo Nation this weekend, saying strong winds, low humidity and dry fuels could cause wildfires to spread…...
Navajo Prep's Elijah England goes 2-for-2 at 3 A state meet, sets new 800 state record
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1024+ words) Navajo Times | Quentin Jodie Navajo Prep junior Elijah England starts to raise his arms after winning the 3200-meter with a new PR of 9: 30. 30 at the New Mexico Class 3 A State Track & Field Championships on Friday in Albuquerque. England captured two…...
Ts'hootsoo" doctor says cruise outbreak differs from local hantavirus
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1062+ words) Posted by Donovan Quintero | May 8, 2026 | News | As international health officials monitor a deadly hantavirus outbreak linked to an Antarctic cruise ship, a doctor at Ts'hootsoo" Medical Center says the virus involved is different from the hantavirus long known on the…...
Arizona water future tied to unresolved tribal rights
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (300+ words) Navajo Times | Krista Allen A carved sandstone marker depicting the Colorado River and the Navajo Nation's reach across Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado stands at the entrance to the Navajo Bridge near the Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center in Marble…...
Grievances leave Council races unresolved after Navajo primary certification
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (147+ words) Posted by Donovan Quintero | May 7, 2026 | News | The Navajo Election Administration has certified 123 candidates for the July 21 primary election, but three grievances and one disqualification have left more than a dozen Council delegate races unresolved until the Office of Hearings and…...
Letters | Supporting solar growth
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (698+ words) By Navajo Times | May 7, 2026 | Letters | My name is Jerry Semallie from Cameron, Arizona. I am the grazing permit holder of the area that is a possible solar project called Painted Desert Power. The project also will preserve the area. I…...
Times releases Winter Sports All-Stars
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1897+ words) Special to the Times | Reginald Chee Red Mesa's Rheanna Tree (right) battles Arizona Thomas of Marcos de Niza High School in the 134-pound championship bout at the AIA Division II State Wrestling Championship at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Saturday,…...