Navajo Nation

Another member of the Navajo Code Talkers has passed away. Former New Mexico state Senator John Pinto served in the Marines as a code talker in World War Two. He was born in 1924 in Lupton, Arizona. In World War Two, code talkers played a valuable role to send messages and code to allied forcesFull Story

President Trump signed a disaster declaration for the Navajo Nation to provide necessary funds for expenses after February’s major snowstorm and subsequent flooding. The White House says the president declared a major disaster exists and money is needed. Tribal officials say Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez signed an emergency declaration on February 19th and askedFull Story

A small tornado touched down near Cameron on the Navajo Nation, north of Flagstaff Monday. On a day that saw snow fall in and around Flagstaff, the National Weather Service says the tornado touched down at around 9:50 a.m. in an empty field. Officials say the tornado didn’t last long, calling it a “brief incident.”Full Story

A Wind Advisory will be in effect for Tuesday for most of Northern Arizona. The National Weather Service says the advisory will be in effect from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. for areas including, Flagstaff, Prescott, Winslow, Holbrook, the Navajo Nation and the White Mountains. Forecasters say winds are expected to be 20-to-35 miles-per-hour withFull Story

A last ditch effort to save Navajo Generating Station in Page and the Kayenta Mine has come to an end. A bid by Navajo owned Navajo Transitional Energy Company ended Friday, which means both NGS and the mine will cease operations later this year. The bid was considered a long-shot since tribal leaders asked theFull Story

The state House unanimously passed a bill Monday that would crack down on violence against indigenous women. Senate Bill 1243 establishes a study committee to determine how to reduce and end violence against Native American women in Arizona. Chinle Democrat Arlando Teller says is happy with the legislation, saying “it’s really important that we addressFull Story

Sunday marks the beginning of Daylight Saving Time for 2019. Most of Arizona won’t have to worry about moving its clocks ahead an hour, but if you live up on the Navajo Nation, you do. So starting Sunday morning, people on the reservation will be ahead an hour than the rest of the state. TheFull Story

Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday and most of Arizona won’t have to worry about changing their clocks. However, the Navajo Nation does observe Daylight Saving Time and will have to turn their clocks back. Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, which means the Navajo Nation will be back in time withFull Story

The Coconino County Sheriff’s office is investigating the discovery of human remains Sunday in the area west of Highway 89, just south of the Navajo Nation boundary near Cameron. Hunters reported finding the remains Sunday morning at around 9 a.m. Investigators determined the remains were human. The location and condition of the remains leads investigatorsFull Story

There will be a new president of the Navajo Nation as current vice president Jonathan Nez won Tuesday’s tribal presidential primary, which had 18 candidates running. Nez received more than 14-thousand votes. Former president Joe Shirley Junior came in a distant second. Current Navajo Nation president Russell Begaye finished in fifth. The top two winnersFull Story