Navajo Nation

Navajo Nation president Jonathan Nez announced that New Mexico attorney Chad Abeyta will be his running mate in November's general election.

Authorities say a Pinon man has been arrested in connection with the death of a Navajo woman who was reported missing in 2019.

Police said the driver's blood-alcohol content was three times the state's legal limit for driving.

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez was among those almost hit as a large SUV barreled through a Native American parade in western New Mexico, injuring at least 15 people.

The Navajo Nation Commission on Emergency Management has declared a state of emergency due to flooding from recent monsoon rains. The declaration will allow local chapters to access additional resources to help mitigate the impacts of heavy rainfall and widespread flooding.

Voters on the Navajo Nation cast ballots Tuesday for several offices including tribal president. They narrowed a field of fifteen candidates to just two—incumbent President Jonathan Nez and previous vice-presidential candidate Buu Nygren. KNAU’s Sakya Calsoyas was at the polling place in the community of Tolani Lake and spoke with voters and candidates.

Voters from the Navajo Nation will see familiar faces in the tribe’s general election: their current president and the 2018 vice presidential candidate.

Navajo voters will decide Tuesday which two of 15 presidential hopefuls they want to advance to the general election.

Journalist Bill Donovan, who covered the Navajo Nation for five decades, has died of pneumonia at the age of 76.

The Navajo Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teenager from the Crownpoint District. Authorities say 16-year-old Ezekieo Eric Talley was last seen on July 12, 2022, in Mentmore, New Mexico.