Navajo, NM

EDITH, Colo. (AP) — Matthew Martinez has lived nearly all of his 60 years in a canyon on the Navajo River and never saw severe floods. Then twice over the last two weeks the river surged through his home and outbuildings in far southwestern Colorado, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of the resort town […]

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The Mittens and Merrick Buttes in Monument Valley at the Navajo Nation reservation in Arizona-Utah border, Arizona, Nov. 14, 2021. The West Mitten Butte is at left and the Merrick Butte is at right. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills) PHOENIX – Spanish explorers named them mesas, meaning tables, when they came upon them. But in geological terms, […]

The puppy was barely moving and soaking wet after floodwaters swept across the Navajo Nation. But there was hope. Photo courtesy of Best Friends Animal Society. The woman who spotted the tiny puppy scooped her up, got her warm and took her to RezRoads Rescue, a participant in the Best Friends Network Partner program. When the puppy, later named Honey Bun, wasn’t eating much, RezRoads reached out to Best Friends Animal Society and veterinary technician Malyn Gilbert came out to help. “By the.

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The community is invited to celebrate Native American Heritage Month by joining Clara Smith to learn how to prepare traditional Navajo cake on Saturday at the Farmington Museum. See details below. Pictured in this undated photo, Miss Navajo Pageant contestant Wallita Begay competes in a fry bread competition at the Navajo Nation Fairgrounds in Window […]

Relentless weekend rain caused additional flooding across northern New Mexico and the Navajo Nation, prompting evacuations near the San Juan, La Plata, Animas and Chama rivers. At least 10,000 homes had already sustained damage. Chama closed roads amid sewage concerns, while outages affected Navajo communities. The state authorized up to $55 million in emergency funds. The post Northern New Mexico Flooding Prompts Evacuations, Outages on Navajo Nation appeared first on Artesia Daily Press.

$20 million will go toward disaster recovery