Author: Donovan Quintero

Monsoon rains made Black Mesa’s dirt roads slick and impassable Tuesday, prompting Navajo County to close its vote center at Black Mesa Chapter and redirect voters to Forest Lake or Piñon chapters for federal, state and county primary races.

A semi-truck used to transport uranium rolled over Tuesday afternoon on U.S. Highway 160 near Black Mesa, Arizona, injuring the driver but posing no threat to nearby communities because its cargo container was empty, Navajo police reported.

Justin Jones and Speaker Crystalyne Curley are projected to advance to the November general election for Navajo Nation president.

Voters and business owners raised concerns about contracting, elections and land policy Friday at Change Labs’ Navajo Nation presidential candidate forum at Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort.

President Donald Trump signed proclamations July 13 removing nearly 3 million acres from Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments as the Babylon Fire burned into Bears Ears.