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Navajo Nation reports 18 new coronavirus cases, 3 deaths

Navajo Nation reports 18 new coronavirus cases, 3 deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials are reporting 18 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus and three additional deaths. The latest figures released Sunday bring the total number of cases to 10,290 with the known death toll at 555. Tribal officials said 104,884 people have been tested […]

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Navajo Nation reports 32 new coronavirus cases and no deaths

Navajo Nation reports 32 new coronavirus cases and no deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials report 32 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, but no additional deaths. The latest figures released Saturday night bring the total number of cases to 10,269 with the known death toll at 552. Tribal officials said 104,746 people have been tested […]

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Navajo officials set on shutting down New Mexico hemp farms

Navajo officials set on shutting down New Mexico hemp farms

PHOENIX (AP) — The Navajo Nation is not letting go of a fight against what it says are illegal hemp farms cultivated through immigrant labor. A member of the tribe and head of the operation, Dineh Benally says his business partnership with a Las Vegas dispensary has provided dozens of […]

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Navajo Nation reports 42 new coronavirus cases and no deaths

Navajo Nation reports 42 new coronavirus cases and no deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials on Thursday reported 42 new confirmed cases of coronavirus but no additional deaths. The Navajo Department of Health said the number of known COVID-19-related deaths remains at 551 since the pandemic began. The total number of confirmed cases now stands at […]

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FBI raises reward for info on Navajo Nation double homicide

FBI raises reward for info on Navajo Nation double homicide

PHOENIX (AP) — The FBI now is offering up to a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for a double homicide on the Navajo Nation six months ago. The bodies of 39-year-old Matthew Reagan and his 29-year-old brother Philip Reagan were found […]

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Navajo to extend weekend lockdown because of new virus cases

Navajo to extend weekend lockdown because of new virus cases

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation is implementing a stricter weekend lockdown as it looks into new clusters of coronavirus cases from family gatherings and off-reservation travel. Residents of the vast reservation that extends into New Mexico, Arizona and Utah will be required to stay home from Friday […]

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Navajo Nation report 11 new coronavirus cases and no deaths

Navajo Nation report 11 new coronavirus cases and no deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials on Monday reported 11 new confirmed cases of coronavirus but no additional deaths for the second consecutive day. The Navajo Department of Health said the number of known COVID-19-related deaths remains at 548 since the pandemic began. The total number of […]

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Navajo Nation report 12 new coronavirus cases, no deaths

Navajo Nation report 12 new coronavirus cases, no deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials report 12 new confirmed cases of coronavirus but no additional deaths. The Navajo Department of Health said Sunday the number of known COVID-19-related deaths remains at 548 since the pandemic began. The total number of confirmed cases is now 10,119 on […]

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Navajo Nation report 17 new coronavirus cases, 4 more deaths

Navajo Nation report 17 new coronavirus cases, 4 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials report 17 new confirmed cases of coronavirus with four additional deaths. The Navajo Department of Health says there now have been 548 known deaths since the pandemic began and 10,107 confirmed cases on the vast reservation that covers parts of Arizona, […]

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Navajo judge halts operations at hemp farms near Shiprock

Navajo judge halts operations at hemp farms near Shiprock

FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — A Navajo Nation judge is halting operations at nine hemp farms in northwestern New Mexico as part of a legal fight between a businessman and the tribe’s Department of Justice. The judge issued a preliminary injunction against Dineh Benally and two of his businesses following a […]

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