Navajo Nation

Upper Basin states like Utah worry water could get leased to cities downstream. Tribe members say they want to access a resource that is rightfully theirs.

Reagan Whytsalucy shares some of her research on the Southwest peach, a crop that helped sustain Navajo populations during drought.

Saratoga Springs has had three fires in four days and Ogden implemented some restrictions to prevent new fires. In other news, every Utah public school now has high-speed internet.

A Navajo scientist is studying traditional grazing practices with the hopes of invigorating an important cultural practice.

In other news, a rural Utah community is celebrating finally getting access to running water. And, graduation celebrations honoring diverse communities are largely absent in Utah this year.

After uranium ore was transferred across the Navajo Nation in July with little warning, tribal leaders started looking for ways to address the issue. The solution: strengthen tribal law.

In other news, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is asking anglers to harvest specific fish in four water bodies. And, a $152 million road project began in San Juan County.

In other news, a new low-cost airline is coming to Utah starting in October, and a Utah man has been charged with fraud after claiming his silver products could combat or even cure COVID-19.

In other news, a truck transporting uranium ore was intercepted as it traveled across Navajo tribal land, and Utah State University will be holding a test of their Aggie Alert emergency system this morning.

Murals painted by teachers and students at the former Intermountain Indian School in Brigham City have been preserved and will be on display next year at the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of art.