Navajo Nation

Bashas' is reassuring thousands on the Navajo Nation that they are working to fix the supply chain issue, which has led to empty shelves and rising concern among residents.

The Navajo Nation on Tuesday, Jan. 11 reported 93 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and one death, the first in four days.

The latest numbers pushed the number of cases on the Navajo Nation at 41,657 since the pandemic began.

A piece of metal flew off a building and hit a powerline in Kayenta on the Arizona side, she said. Navajo communities near Winslow also were affected, she said.

Navajo Nation officials reported an additional 61 confirmed infections Friday and one more death. The total number of deaths now stands at 1,558.

The latest numbers pushed the tribe’s total cases since the pandemic began to 40,334.

The latest daily virus figures brought the tribe’s totals to 39,403 cases and 1,542 known deaths since the pandemic began.

Ella Mae Begay, a 62-year-old Navajo woman, has been missing since mid-June, and her family members are still searching for answers to her disappearance.

Millions of dollars from the bipartisan infrastructure bill will go to local projects in Arizona. From water to roads, broadband, and even fire prevention, just to name a few. Organizations are already planning on what to do with that money.

The Flagstaff City Council is poised to begin its meetings with an acknowledgement honoring the ancestral homelands of Native tribes in the region.

Navajo Nation authorities are asking for the public's help to find a woman who was last seen in the town of Chilchinbeto on Oct. 6.

Based on cases from Oct. 8-21, the Navajo Department of Health issued an advisory notice for 48 communities due to uncontrolled spread of COVID-19.

The latest numbers pushed the tribe’s totals to 34,999 confirmed COVID-19 cases from the virus since the pandemic began more than a year ago.

The Navajo Nation has reported 35 more COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths for the third consecutive day. Navajo officials are urging people to get vaccinated, wear masks while in public and minimize their travel.

Many families and advocates for missing people of color are glad the attention paid to Gabby Petito's disappearance has helped unearth clues that likely led to the tragic discovery of her body and they mourn with her family. But some also question why the public spotlight so important to finding missing people has left other cases shrouded in uncertainty.

The mandate covers more than 2,800 faculty and staff at 53 schools and dormitories operated directly by the U.S. Bureau of Education in states including Arizona, New Mexico and the Dakotas.

All Navajo Nation executive branch employees must be vaccinated by Sept. 29, President Jonathan Nez announced, hoping to help prevent the nation from becoming a hot spot again.