The Navajo Department of Health issued a public health advisory Wednesday morning, Feb. 18, 2026, after confirming cases of varicella, commonly known as chickenpox, in the Navajo Nation.
As federal immigration enforcement intensifies in several U.S. cities, including Minneapolis, New Mexico Sen. Shannon Pinto says poorly planned operations, inadequate training and jurisdictional confusion are creating dangerous conditions that put innocent people at risk.
Once again, the Navajo Times demonstrates the power – and the peril – of editorialized headlines.
The unofficial results from Tuesday’s Navajo Nation General Election are as follows. To see the full list, visit navajotimes.com
Frontier Communications and the Communications Workers of America have reached a new three-year union contract that includes pay increases for Navajo Nation workers after months of negotiations over a wage gap, Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego said Jan. 27.
More than 70 riders traveled along Kaibeto Wash on horseback Saturday morning to honor local veterans during the community’s annual Veterans Trail Ride
Sophomore guard Myles Candelaria scored 18 points, and senior guard Deandre Rios tallied 16 points to lead the Tohatchi Cougars to a huge 74-44 win over the Wingate Bears on Saturday afternoon, avenging a loss to the Bears earlier this season.
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At just seven years old, Kacee Yazzie has become a familiar name at song and dance events across the Navajo Nation. With turquoise gleaming and his steps locked to the drum, the second grader from Tó Łigaaí, New Mexico, looks at ease each time he enters the arena.
Construction is underway on staff housing for the Echo Cliffs Health Center, with a groundbreaking on Aug. 27 along Coppermine Road just south of the clinic site.
Sydney Benally’s shining season as a BYU Cougar has sparked attention across the country.
Xiomara Hoover is a global security and intelligence studies student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona. She expects to graduate this year and plans to pursue a career in security and intelligence. Her coursework includes intelligence writing, forensic accounting and fraud examination, geographic information systems and investigative interviewing. Hoover is Diné and wants to focus on investigating crimes that affect the Navajo Nation. She is seeking entry-level or internship opportunities in security or intelligence.
Cheryl Todicheeney is a grandmother and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran from Teesto, Arizona. An avid reader and aspiring writer, she submitted this children’s story to encourage conversation about addiction and its many forms. Todicheeney is seeking an illustrator to develop the story into a book.
Water levels across the Colorado River system remain low, but the pressure is not evenly shared, according to figures presented Jan. 27, 2026, to Arizona lawmakers as negotiations continue over how the river will be managed after current rules expire at the end of the year.
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