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First Mesa Consolidated Villages leaders said Councilman Wallace Youvella Sr. died Tuesday in a Scottsdale hospital. His age wasn't immediately available. Youvella and his son Wallace Youvella Jr., also a tribal councilman, were headed to an April 8 meeting in Phoenix to join other Hopi Council members and business consultants and discuss potential economic development projects. Tribal officials said the car carrying Youvella and his son was struck by an oncoming vehicle near Payson. The younger Youvella suffered injuries that weren't life-threatening and was released from the hospital a few ...

KAFF News A Hopi Police Officer Is Recovering After Being Shot During A Traffic Stop A Hopi Law Enforcement Services officer is recovering after being shot during a traffic stop in First Mesa on Wednesday. Authorities say officers were attempting to conduct a traffic stop at around 4 p.m. Other units arrived and two suspects were taken into custody, but one remained at large for several hours. During the stop, shots were fired on the officers injuring an officer. The officer suffered non-life threatening injuries and was treated and released from a local hospital, while the another office...

True West Magazine Franciscan Brother Simeon Schwemberger began his passion for photography of the Four Corners region after his discovery of a surplus large-format 5×7 glass-plate camera at the St. Michaels Mission near Window Rock, Arizona, in 1901. His poignant 1908 photo of a public Jemez Pueblo ceremony in New Mexico reflects his sensitivity for the Native peoples he photographed. – Courtesy Library of Congress –   For millions of would-be travelers to the American West, 2020 will be remembered as the year that might have been. For those who did venture out West this past year, spo...