Apache County

A wind-driven wildfire burning eight miles from the Navajo Nation capital of Window Rock has grown to nearly 6,300 acres.

A wildfire first reported Saturday in Apache County has triggered evacuations eight miles from the Navajo Nation capital.

Officials managing the Greer Fire in the White Mountains gave residents the OK to return home this week and as of Wednesday morning have contained 88% of the blaze.

Fire restrictions start in portions of northeastern Arizona Friday as a historically dry winter continues.

The Apache County Board of Supervisors has voted to appoint Navajo Nation First Lady Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren as county attorney, making her the first Indigenous woman to serve in the role.

A judge dismissed a lawsuit from the Navajo Nation against Apache County over delays in processing early ballots.

Navajo officials say they're asking courts to keep several polling sites on the Navajo Nation open after more than a dozen polling places encountered problems with voting machines. Four polling sites in Navajo County also received bomb threats.

The Apache County Board of Supervisors voted to remove County Attorney Michael Whiting from office and stop paying his salary.

Apache County Attorney Michael Whiting and School Superintendent Joy Whiting pleaded not guilty to public corruption charges Thursday.

A grand jury has indicted Apache County Attorney Michael Whiting and School Superintendent Joy Whiting on public corruption charges. The husband and wife are both accused of improperly using their offices and public funds for political and personal gain.