Felicia Fonseca

Report: Bullet that killed woman fired from airman’s rifle

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A bullet taken from the skull of a woman whose body was discovered in northern Arizona was fired from a rifle owned by an Air Force airman charged in her death, authoritie...

Man charged in Mennonite woman’s death grew up in the faith

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – In a forest clearing outside Flagstaff, Arizona, Sasha Krause was found cold and stiff, with a bullet wound to the back of her head. She was face down beneath brush, weari...

Environmentalists lose bid to halt uranium mine in Arizona

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A federal judge has ruled against environmental groups and a tribe in their bid to keep a uranium mine south of the Grand Canyon from operating. The Canyon Mine...

Detective: Cellphone records led to woman’s alleged killer

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Authorities used cellphone records to track down an airman who they believe shot and killed a Sunday school teacher and left her body off a forest road in northern Arizona...

Navajo Nation residents to be under strictest lockdown yet

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Residents of the Navajo Nation will be under the strictest weekend lockdown yet, with grocery stores and gas stations closed, and even essential workers ordered to stay ho...

Navajo Nation residents to be under strictest lockdown yet

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Residents of the Navajo Nation will be under the strictest weekend lockdown yet, with grocery stores and gas stations closed, and even essential workers ordered to stay ho...

Ruling due Monday in tribal case over virus relief funding

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A federal judge said he will issue a decision Monday on a request from tribes to temporarily halt the distribution of $8 billion in coronavirus relief funding for tribes. ...

U.S. unsure it can meet deadline to disburse funds to tribes

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The U.S. Treasury Department said it is unsure if it will be able to disburse $8 billion in coronavirus relief funding to Native American tribes by a Sunday deadline. ...

Navajo Nation cancels legislative session amid coronavirus outbreak

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation has canceled its spring legislative session amid an outbreak of coronavirus that has kept lawmakers away from the tribal capital. Lawmakers ca...

Navajo Nation extends weekend lockdowns as virus cases rise

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation has extended its weekend lockdowns preventing people from leaving their homes, except in emergencies, on the vast expanse of land that has been harder hi...

1st FBI poster in Navajo language seeks info on homicide

The FBI has issued its first poster in a Native American language, seeking information in Navajo on the death of an elderly man six years ago on the New Mexico portion of the vast Navajo Nat...

Tribes say persistent efforts pay off in massive stimulus

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The sweeping bill that President Donald Trump signed will help better equip health care systems that serve Native Americans, improve the emergency response time on tribal ...