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ALBUQUERQUE

Navajo Nation, Shelly
Mar 23, 2023

Former Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly ‘put others first’

Former Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly, who pushed ambitious projects that included purchasing a coal mine, building an aerial tram into the Grand Canyon and reaching a water rights settlement with Arizona, has died.

water, Navajo Nation, drought, Supreme Court, lawsuit, Colorado River, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, California
Mar 17, 2023

Feds want justices to end Navajo fight for Colorado River water

States that rely on water from the over-tapped Colorado River want the U.S. Supreme Court to block a lawsuit from the Navajo Nation that could upend how water is shared in the Western U.S.

snow, Flagstaff, freeway closures, National Weather Service
Feb 15, 2023

Bitter cold, snow blast Southwest; Arizona highways closed

Bitter cold, rain and snow blew across much of the Southwest U.S. on Tuesday, closing stretches of interstate and state highways in northern Arizona where as much as a foot (30 centimeters) of snow was possible and even colder weather on the way.

Colorado River, Lake Powell, Lake Mead, drought, Phoenix, Bureau of Reclamation, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Parker, Hualapai Tribe, drought, White Mountain Apache Tribe
Nov 18, 2022

Western US cities to remove decorative grass amid drought

A group of 30 agencies that supply water to homes and businesses throughout the western United States has pledged to rip up lots of decorative grass to help keep water in the over-tapped Colorado River.

In this Oct. 26, 2012, photo, members of the Native American Voters Alliance mark their ballots at an early voting center in Albuquerque, N.M. NAVA, the National Congress of American Indians and other groups have been working to turn around low voter participation that has persisted in Indian Country for decades. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Nov 2, 2012

Tribal leaders push for big Indian voter turnout

A tribal newspaper in Arizona is publishing a detailed voter guide for the first time ever. A New Mexico pueblo is sending kindergartners home with get-out-the-vote buttons for their parents. Tribes in Wisconsin are reaching out to young adults with a Rock the Vote event.