Early Out: Homer Ashley sits with his son, Keane, 9, who is not fully alert to watch the first basketball game of the morning Friday as the Chinle Wildcats played against Seton Catholic during the girls 3A Arizona State Basketball tournament at the NAU Skydome in Flagstaff, Ariz. The father and son, from Window Rock, arrived early to support the Window Rock Scouts later in the day. See stories on Sports Pages 1 and 2. [Photo by Jeff Jones/Independent]

Larry Maynard, District 6 engineer with the Department of Transportation, speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony for Bengal Boulevard near Gallup High School on Friday. The new road will help ease traffic congestion around the school when it is finished in September. [Photo by Brian Leddy/Independent] Full Story