Navajo Nation

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.

Last month, the feds greenlit the expansion of the Navajo Mine in New Mexico. The expansion is the largest amount of coal approved for mining on Native American land in the U.S.

A mining company executive said the proposal to dig for copper is effectively stalled unless the community changes its mind.

Flagstaff public artist Chip Thomas is among this year’s group of 20 MacArthur Fellows who will receive the no-strings-attached $800,000 grant to further their work.

Flash flooding across the Navajo Nation has damaged roads, forced evacuations and claimed three lives as a late-season surge of monsoon moisture brings heavy rain to the Four Corners region.

Arizona Department of Transportation officials have closed a portion of Highway 160 east of Kayenta following severe flash flooding Wednesday night.