Navajo Nation

As Indigenous communities throughout northeastern Arizona continue to recover from major flooding, election officials are bracing for more rain in the forecast ahead of Election Day.

Recent flooding across the Navajo country reminded Scott Thybony of the difficulties faced by people who are cutoff by mud and washouts. And it reminded him of a winter he spent there in a hogan, a traditional Navajo home. Years later, he learned of their significance.

Muddy, inaccessible roads continue to hamper efforts to restore electricity and water to dozens of communities on the Navajo Nation following recent heavy rainfall.

A resident of Rock Point, a Four Corners community impacted by recent flooding, described it as a once-in-a-generation event.

Parts of the Southwest's Four Corners region remain under a flood warning as saturated neighborhoods begin cleaning up and assessing damage after days of flooding.

Hundreds of homes remained evacuated and without electricity Saturday after days of heavy rain — over 5 inches in places — surged water from the Colorado mountains into the New Mexico and Arizona desert.

Thunderstorms over northern Arizona caused flooding in tribal communities like Dennehotso. It also led several rivers in the region to reach near-record water levels.

Chip Thomas, a retired physician on the Navajo Reservation, is well known for his large photographic murals. Now, he's been recognized with a MacArthur "genius" grant.

From Phoenix to the Navajo Nation, AM radio stations continue to transmit bilingual news and entertainment. But some car manufacturers have dropped the technology as alternative technology has risen.

The debate focused on opposition to AI data centers and uranium mining, allegations of corruption within the Navajo Nation government and the need to resolve the tribe’s water rights claims.