Getting warmer: Gallup fire fighters Ricardo Sanchez and Ben Esparza use a thermal imager to check for hotspots and possible fire inside of the roof of a house Wednesday after the owner called to report a possible chimney fire at 12 Coronado Drive in Gallup. [Photo by Jeff Jones/Independent]

McKinley County Sheriff Investigator Maryann Bullhead talks to students at Miramura High School about care packages which will be sent to troops based on the donations the students provided. Scheduled to be shipped Monday, the packages will take up to three weeks to reach the recipient soldier. [Photo by Daniel Zollinger/Independent] Full Story

Members of the Mount Taylor Quilt Guild inspect a quilt made by Jane Williams during the show and tell at the group's Christmas celebration in Milan on Saturday. [Photo by Karen Francis/Independent] Full Story