The FBI is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of whoever killed William Robert Nelson Jr.

On Aug. 27, 2015, partial skeleton remains later identified as Nelson were found along a trail near Iyanbito, N.M., on the Navajo Nation.

Nelson’s family had reported him missing in May 2014. At the time, blood and blood spatter were found in Nelson’s bedroom in Iyanbito.

“Those who have lost loved ones never forget, and neither does the FBI,” Special Agent in Charge Raul Bujanda of the Albuquerque FBI Division said. “The FBI and Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety have been investigating this case for a long...

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the homicide of Roger Johnson.

Johnson was found dead in the backseat of his white Hyundai Sonata located in a pasture off Tribal Road 12 in Isleta Pueblo, N.M. on Feb. 27, 2018.

Johnson, 69, died of stab wounds.

“The FBI and Isleta Police Department have been working aggressively on this case for almost four years,” Special Agent in Charge Raul Bujanda of the Albuquerque FBI Division said. “We need the public to help us connect some of the dots. Someone knows who killed Mr. Johnson. Please come forward and help us give him and his family the...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez, First Lady Phefelia Nez, and Second Lady Dottie Lizer signed a proclamation on March 2, recognizing March 2022 as “Read Across Navajo Nation Month,” in coordination with “Read Across America” to celebrate the joys of reading and to promote literacy to enhance the lives of Navajo students and families.

The signing ceremony was held at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock, Ariz., with Miss Navajo Nation Niagara Rockbridge and Navajo Nation Library Program Supervisor Donovan Pete in attendance.

“Celebrating the joy of reading together, as a community and a Nation, inspires our children to read, which is an...

Week ending Friday, February 25, 2022


Water Cycle Surge

New research suggests that the movement of water  between the clouds, land and ocean due to climate change has intensified at twice the rate earlier predicted. Writing in the journal Nature, scientists say that rising global temperatures have been making this process more extreme, with water moving away from dry regions toward wetter ones. This is driving more severe droughts in some areas while amplifying heavy rainfall and the resulting flood disasters in others. The study found that between two and four times more fresh water has shifted since 1970 than what climate models had projected. “Changes to the water cycle can...