Gusty winds of 25 miles per hour will blow across the region today as we continue to see warmer temperatures. They’ll peak at 64 degrees in Rico, 90 in Rock Point, and 82 here in Cortez. Conditions will stay warm, breezy and mostly clear and dry through the weekend. We may see some spotty high elevation mountain showers Saturday.
Celebrate Independence Day in Cortez at Parque de Vida on July 4th with live music, a car show, tasty food trucks, and fireworks! Festivities run from 2:30 to 9 PM, with fireworks capping off the night. Road closures and parking changes will be in effect—details and maps are available at cortezco.gov.
Arizona has officially enacted Emily’s Law, establishing the Turquoise Alert system to help locate missing Indigenous people. The 25th Navajo Nation Council joined tribal and state leaders in Phoenix for the historic signing, with Delegate Amber Kanazbah Crotty calling it a major victory for all tribal nations. Named after 14-year-old Emily Pike, the law ensures quicker response and better coordination when Indigenous individuals go missing. Governor Katie Hobbs says the alert system will be implemented within six months.
Navajo Nation Speaker Crystalyne Curley has announced plans to introduce legislation urging Congress to exempt tribes from any Medicaid cuts under the proposed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” The resolution, which will go through the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee, emphasizes the federal government’s trust responsibility to uphold health care access for tribal nations. Speaker Curley warned that Medicaid reductions could severely impact vulnerable Navajo families and criticized recent statements from President Nygren that appeared to praise President Trump’s language on the issue.
