Buu Nygren

A uranium ore truck headed from the Pinyon Plain Mine to Utah crashed on the Navajo Nation near Shonto Wednesday. Officials say no radiation leak was detected.

Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley is running for tribal president, becoming the most high-profile candidate to challenge President Buu Nygren in his bid for reelection this year.

Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren announced he's running for a second term Monday, saying he wants to build on the momentum from his first term.

Tribal leaders testified before a Senate committee in support of a landmark agreement that would provide Colorado River water to the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe and San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe.

Arizona tribal members can now add a Native American designation to state driver’s licenses and ID cards with proof of enrollment under a new law that took effect this year.

Navajo Nation leaders have condemned the arrest and detention of a Navajo citizen by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents last week.

Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren made his third annual state address Tuesday, outlining his administration’s accomplishments despite ongoing efforts to remove him from office before his term ends.

Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley seeks to remove President Buu Nygren over alleged ethics violations, including misuse of funds and nepotism.

On Monday Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren submitted his state of the nation address in written form, marking the fifth time he did not deliver the speech in person to tribal lawmakers.

It’s been an interesting few weeks since Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren suddenly fired the tribe’s controller. The Navajo Nation Council contends Nygren’s recent behavior has been “unlawful.”