Cermonial opens: People walk past the Best of Show rug weaved by Grace Nez of Ganado inside the Red Rock Park Convention Center during the 86th annual Ceremonial Preview Night and Wine Tasting Wednesday evening. [Photo by Matt Hinshaw/Independent] Full Story

Shake down: ABOVE: Gallup city attorney George Kozeliski examines a police stun gun while mayor Henry Mendoza speaks with Lt. Gerald Tholund during the Gallup police department's annual inspection Wednesday morning at the police department headquarters on Boardman Avenue. BELOW: Gallup's Deputy Chief Robert Cron looks under the hood of one of the city's patrol cars Wednesday morning during the annual inspecton. Cron, who is the acting chief, said all of the officers looked sharp, and noted that the care and cleaning of the patrol units is paid for by the individual officers. [Photos by Jeff Jones/Independent]