Navajo Nation

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez has vetoed a resolution that would have permitted Navajo casinos to reopen at 50-percent capacity. The Navajo Nation Council approved legislation earlier this month that would reopen the tribe’s casinos with CDC guidelines. Under Navajo Gaming’s proposal, each casino would have reopened at a minimum 50-percent capacity, while the NavajoFull Story

The Navajo Nation is stepping up precautions as cases of COVID-19 rise again on the reservation. An executive order goes into effect Monday, implementing a three-week stay-at-home lockdown for the entire Navajo Nation. The order implements new safety provisions and requirements for businesses, and calls for schools to implement online learning only. There will alsoFull Story

The Navajo Nation is heading back into a weekend curfew. The Navajo Department of Health says a 56-hour curfew will run for at least the next two weekends due to the “uncontrolled spread of COVID-19.” The regular daily curfew will stay in place from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. The weekend curfew will begin 9Full Story

Navajo Nation casinos are one step closer to opening. The Navajo Nation Council approved legislation Tuesday that would reopen the tribe’s casinos with exhaustive precautionary guidelines that exceed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Navajo Nation Department of Health Guidelines. Under Navajo Gaming’s proposal, each casino would reopen at a minimum 50-percentFull 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

A Freeze Warning will be in effect overnight tonight for parts of Northern Arizona. The National Weather Service has issued the warning from 6 p.m. Monday until 9 a.m. Tuesday. The warning will be in effect areas including Prescott, Winslow, Holbrook, Payson, Camp Verde, Cordes Junction, Sedona and the Navajo Nation. If you have plantsFull Story

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out a lawsuit that would have given the Navajo Nation ten extra days after Election Day to count ballots mailed from tribal members living on the reservation. A three-judge panel ruled unanimously Thursday that allegations brought on by six members of the tribe saying, because mail serviceFull Story

The Navajo Nation announced Wednesday that former Navajo President Thomas Atcitty has passed away.  Atcitty served as the Vice President of the Navajo Nation from 1995 to 1998, and as President from February 1998 to July 1998. Prior to serving the Navajo Nation, he served seven terms as a member of the New Mexico HouseFull Story

The FBI is seeking information leading to the arrest of suspects into the death of two brothers on the Navajo Reservation earlier this year. Officials say on March 21st, the bodies of 39-year-old Matthew Reagan and 29-year-old Philip Reagan were found in Sawmill. The brothers were traveling from Ohio to California and were traveling throughFull Story

The Navajo Nation is preparing to reinstitute its stay-at-home order and the 57-hour weekend curfew policy. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer say there’s an increase in COVID-19 cases in the Sage Memorial Hospital service area and in satellite chapters in the Eastern Navajo Agency. The increase is reportedly due toFull Story