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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — “Home of the Navajo” (Diné Bikéyah) PRCA Rodeo will be held May 31 – June 2 at the Dean C. Jackson Arena/Navajo Nation Fairgrounds in Window Rock, Arizona.

March 25, 2024
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. ­­— Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren signed an emergency council resolution March 8, changing the Navajo Nation Primary Election date for 2024, in response to a recent law passed by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs last month

March 25, 2024
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ALBUQUERQUE — Morrie Lee Begaye recently appeared in federal court on an indictment charging him with second degree murder.

March 25, 2024
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Coconino County Health and Human Services announce that Dr. Michael Madsen has accepted the role of Chief Medical Examiner following the retirement of Dr. Lawrence Czarnecki. He started March 2.

March 25, 2024
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Around the Rez: March 27

March 25, 2024
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Navajo Nation gets keys to Navajo Generating Station
Demolition of Navajo Generating Station complete after 55 years, land reclamation begins

LECHEE, Ariz. — After nearly 55 years, the land leased by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and five utilities to build the Navajo Generating Station has been returned to the Navajo Nation.

March 25, 2024
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren finalized an agreement March 20 totaling $7.8 million to deploy unique drinking water solutions to as many as 584 homes on the Navajo Nation.

By Navajo-Hopi Observer March 25, 2024
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All 7 Naat’áanii Development Corp. board of directors removed
President and speaker express disappointment, seek new board

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The shareholder representatives of the Naat’áanii Development Corporation (NDC) voted unanimously to remove all seven of the board of directors during a special meeting held March 13, according to a press release from the Navajo Nation Council.

By Navajo-Hopi Observer March 25, 2024
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ALBUQUERQUE – The FBI Albuquerque Field Office announced that Leticia Ashley was sentenced to 30 months in prison. Ashley, 38, of St. Michaels, Arizona and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter on Oct. 2, 2023.

March 19, 2024
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TUBA CITY — March is colorectal cancer awareness month and, if you’re over 45, this month is a good time to get screened for colorectal cancer.

March 19, 2024
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren and the Navajo Nation Department of Health are warning the Navajo public to be aware of confirmed cases of measles in Coconino County, Ariz.

March 19, 2024
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation council offered condolences to the family of Sawmill community member Harold Morgan, who passed away Feb. 18, at the age of 85.

March 19, 2024
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Around the Rez: March 20

March 19, 2024
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WASHINGTON — Two projects in Arizona have been preliminarily selected as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s funding for community-driven energy projects aimed at lowering energy costs and enhancing energy security in rural and remote communities across the nation.

By Shondiin Silversmith, AZ Mirror March 19, 2024
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The Navajo Nation, which also stretches into Utah and New Mexico, will reset clocks for one hour later despite being situated between two territories that remain on standard time: the rest of Arizona and the neighboring Hopi reservation.

By Terry Tang, Associated Press March 12, 2024

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