SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Navajo Nation announced this week it has signed a contract with renewable energy companies to convert methane from its oil-producing operations in Utah into eco-friendly hydrogen. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Navajo Nation Oil and Gas technology officer Bill McCabe announced the plan […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah ballot proposition that could have led to an expansion of a three-person county commission that Navajos recently took control of has been rejected by voters. Results posted Friday by San Juan County show the measure narrowly lost 153 votes in the southeastern Utah […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah ballot proposition that has reignited a fierce dispute over Navajo voting rights is trailing after the initial tally, but too many votes remained uncounted to make it final. San Juan County deputy clerk Aspen Draper said Wednesday the measure that could lead to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez is calling on voters in a southeastern Utah county to reject a ballot proposition that could lead to expanding a three-member county commission that Native Americans took the majority of last year. Nez said Tuesday in a statement that the […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Officials say federal research shows that about a quarter of Navajo women who participated in a study of uranium exposure had high levels of the radioactive metal in their systems. Dr. Loretta Christensen, the chief medical officer for Indian Health Service facilities that serve the Navajo […]
BILLLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Navajo Nation company says it will retain 1,200 employees at three coal mines in Wyoming and Montana that it bought through a bankruptcy auction. The announcement Thursday came a day after a federal judge gave final approval for the transfer of the mines from bankrupt […]
SHIPROCK, N.M. (AP) — The oldest of several Navajo Nation fairs starts this week in Shiprock. The Northern Navajo Nation Fair features traditional dances and ceremony, art displays, livestock sales, a rodeo, parade and royalty pageants. The exhibit hall, Indian Market and carnival open Thursday on youth and elder day […]
SHIPROCK, N.M. (AP) — The oldest of several Navajo Nation fairs starts this week in Shiprock. The Northern Navajo Nation Fair features traditional dances and ceremony, art displays, livestock sales, a rodeo, parade and royalty pageants. The exhibit hall, Indian Market and carnival open Thursday on youth and elder day, […]
BLUFF, Utah (AP) — All his children ran back into the house as Shaun Stephenson was getting ready to leave for the day. All but one, his 4-year-old daughter, who managed to sneak behind the rear tire of his truck. Stephenson started backing out and heard a bump. Jumping out, he […]
LECHEE, Ariz. (AP) — One of three generating units at a coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation has closed. The 2,250-megawatt Navajo Generating Station near Page is scheduled to completely shut down before the end of the year. It’s run by the Phoenix-based utility, the Salt River Project. Utility […]
