Drivers who plan to head out on the state’s highways over the Labor Day holiday weekend will get a break from improvement-related closures. No construction closures are scheduled by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) on Phoenix area freeways or other highways across the state through the Monday holiday.
“It’s been a busy summer and we [...]

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PHOENIX – Secundino Favela, an illegal alien living in Bapchule, Ariz. on the Gila River Indian Reservation , pleaded guilty today in federal district court in Phoenix to Conspiracy to Possess With Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. Approximately four pounds of methamphetamine were found by law enforcement officials in April 2008 after a search was conducted [...]

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GLOBE — Congressional candidate Mary Kim Titla is visiting even the smallest communities in Congressional District 1 and is seeing first-hand the needs of communities like Dudleyville, south of Winkelman. While passing through the community of about 1300 people, Titla stopped by the local Fire Department and visited with Fire Chief Joe Morales.
“The Dudleyville Volunteer [...]

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Globe, Arizona – The Mary Kim Titla Congressional Campaign released a new television commercial http://www.vimeo.com/1615768 today based on Titla’s successful radio spot “Loud and Clear”. The commercial shares the story that inspired Titla to run for Congress.
“We’re going to be blitzing the district this weekend focusing on undecided voters. Anywhere you look on TV, Mary [...]

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The upcoming deadline for vacant positions is 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2. 

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Election Administration has announced there are still 76 chapter house elected positions still not filed for as of Friday morning.
 
There are open positions in each of the five agencies – the Chinle Agency, the Eastern Navajo Agency, [...]

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Pictured: Jonathan  Nez delivering his speech at a recent Township Meeting
SHONTO — First-term Council Delegate Jonathan Nez, 33, is looking to take another step in his political career.  Nez is seeking the seat as Navajo County Board of Supervisor, District 1, on the Sept. 2 Democratic primary ballot.  District 1 includes Black Mesa, Chilchinbeto, Forest [...]

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“By creating this partnership with the Office Depot Foundation, MacDonald-Lone Tree is demonstrating her commitment to increasing the quality of education for children on the Navajo Nation.” — Lawrence T. Morgan, Speaker of the 21st Navajo Nation Council

TUBA CITY, Ariz. – For most students, back-to-school is a highlight to the end of the summer.  It’s [...]

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PHOENIX – Cory Lee Sam, 26, of Houck, Ariz., a member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced here to 30 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Paul G. Rosenblatt. Sam pleaded guilty on May 5, 2008 to Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.
On November 12, 2007, Sam was driving his car with a [...]

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Globe, AZ — Congressional candidate Mary Kim Titla will watch Primary Election results just 30 miles away from where she grew up in the town of Miami. Titla, who grew up on the San Carlos Apache Reservation, will be joined by dozens of family and friends on Tuesday, September 2, 2008, from 7:00 pm to [...]

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PHOENIX– Raymond Melvin Portee, 33, of Scottsdale, Ariz., a member of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Tribe, was sentenced here to 39 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell. Portee pleaded guilty on May 7, 2008 to Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury
In October 2007 on the Salt River Pima- Maricopa [...]

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