Navajo Nation Veterinarian, Dr. Scott Bender, inspects one of the horses confiscated from Justin's Tours prior to loading. Navajo Nation Rangers, Navajo Nation Law Enforcement, and National Park Service officials from Canyon de Chelly National Monument worked together to remove the animals. (Photo by Kathy Helms/Independent) Full Story

Water Works: Meridian Contracting from Las Cruces, N.M., unearthed a hand-laid Italian brick drainage pipe that was built more than 100 years ago while clearing space for a 377-foot-long box culvert that will be built next to the courthouse on Aztec Avenue. (Photo by John A. Bowersmith/Independent)

Murder suspect Alex Vandever is escorted to a waiting police cruiser Tuesday by Grants Police Sgt. Kevin Dobbs. Vandever is accused of the murder of 43-year-old Emma Charley of Grants. (Photo by Jerry WIlson/Independent) Full Story

Basket Brawl: Grants Police officers and Cibola County Sheriff deputies take an unidentified Bernalillo fan into custody Tuesday night after a riot erupted during the Grants Pirates boys home game against the Spartans. Grants won the game when it was called in the fourth quarter. (Photo by Jerry Wilson/Independent)