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Wednesday Evening Schultz Fire Update: 14,500 Acres, 25% Contained
FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today)– Day three of the Schultz Fire was a good one for both residents and firefighters.
Evacuees were allowed to return to their homes at around 8 am this morning. Despite a few flareups, the fire only grew about 500 acres to 14,500 acres. The fire is now 25 percent contained.
Firefighters worked hard to [...]
Navajo Man Contests Election to Cut Tribal Council
FLAGSTAFF (AP) — A Navajo tribal member is pushing to have an election that drastically reduced the size of the Tribal Council redone, this time with more support required from voters.
The election marked the first time Navajos voted on ballot initiatives. Voters overwhelmingly favored cutting the council from 88 members to 24 and giving the [...]
Probe of Navajo President Moves Ahead with Attorney General’s OK
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) – An investigation into whether the leader of the country’s largest American Indian reservation and others broke any laws in connection with two companies that operated on the Navajo Nation is moving forward.
Tribal Department of Justice attorney Henry Howe told lawmakers last week that Attorney General Louis Denetsosie soon will file [...]
Mohave Power Plant Faces Two Futures
LAUGHLIN, Nev. (NAZ Today) – By: Jenna Galloway – The Mohave Generating Station in Laughlin, Nev. is in the process of a $30 million dismantling, which is expected to last for two years. As for the future of this 38 year old plant, there are two possible scenarios.
Southern California Edison spokesman Gil Alexander says that [...]
Navajo Nation President Placed on Leave
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Navajo lawmakers voted Monday to place the tribe’s president on administrative leave, pending an investigation into allegations of ethical, civil or criminal involvement with two companies that had been operating on the reservation.
Ground Broken for New Kayenta Hospital
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Construction is under way on a new 10-bed Indian Health Service hospital in Kayenta, Ariz.
Project managers said the new facility is intended to improve health care access for the isolated Navajo Nation community.
Kayenta community involvement coordinator Malcolm Benally said a primary objective of the new hospital is reducing patient wait times [...]
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