Ex-Navajo Nation president dies of coronavirus complications

Albert Hale, who served as the second president of the Navajo Nation, tested positive for the coronavirus in early January. He died Tuesday at the age of 70.

Navajo Nation extends stay-at-home order, lifts weekend lockdowns

Beginning Monday, the tribe is extending its stay-at-home order with a revised nightly curfew to limit the spread of COVID-19.

Navajo Nation extends stay-at-home order, lifts weekend lockdowns

Beginning January 25, Navajo Nation residents will be required to stay home 24 hours a day, with the exception of essential workers, or anyone who needs to get food or medicine.

Navajo Nation President: 80% of its allocated COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered

Officials with the Navajo Nation say they are looking for more vaccines to protect their people against COVID-19. So far, they have administered 80% of the 26,000 doses they have received.

Navajo Nation casinos lay off more than 1,100 amid COVID-19 closures

The tribe’s Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise said they had to move ahead with the layoffs because of lack of revenue caused by the closures.

Navajo Nation reports 122 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths

The Navajo Nation renewed a mandated lockdown requiring all residents to stay home except for emergencies, shopping for essentials like food and medicine or traveling to an essential job. The lockdown is slated to last until Jan. 11.

Tribes try to shield elders and their knowledge from virus

Tribes across the nation are working to protect elder members who serve as honored links to customs passed from one generation to the next.

Navajo Nation reports 175 new COVID cases, 10 new deaths

Navajo Nation health officials on Friday reported 175 new COVID-19 cases and 10 new virus-related deaths.

Power plant stacks that loomed over Arizona come down

Three towering concrete stacks that were the most visual reminders of a coal-fired power plant that operated for decades along the Arizona-Utah state line is no more.

Navajo Nation reports another 160 COVID cases plus 4 deaths

Navajo Department of Health officials said 77 communities on the reservation still have uncontrolled spread of the coronavirus.

Navajo Nation reports 231 new COVID-19 cases, 12 more deaths

Tribal officials have said nearly all intensive care unit beds on the reservation are being used as COVID-19 cases surge.

Navajo Nation ICU beds at full capacity; lockdown extended

A Navajo Nation official said ICU beds are full and "we’re still not seeing the most dire impacts from the (Thanksgiving) holiday gathering that occurred.”

Navajo Nation WWII veteran dies at age of 103

World War II veteran and Navajo Nation resident Fred Johnson has died at 103, leaving behind six kids, 32 grandchildren, 59 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great grandkids.

Medical officials serving Navajo Nation make urgent plea: Stay home

The Navajo Nation has been seeing more cases daily than it did in the spring when it was a national hotspot. Now, the tribe no longer can draw on the resources it once did.

Biden names Navajo Nation Health Director to COVID-19 Advisory Board

Jill Jim of the Navajo Nation and Executive Director of the Navajo Nation Dept. of Health was named to President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board.

Navajo Nation reports 221 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths

Navajo Nation officials have implemented a three-week stay-at-home lockdown that is in effect 24-hours a day, seven days a week because of rising coronavirus cases.