Students in Molly Ferriter's class raise their hands in response to a question Thursday while reading together at Sanders Elementary School in Arizona. For the first time in several years the students and staff passed all of the required tests and benchmarks to meet the state and federally mandated Adequate Yearly Progress. [Photo by Jeff Jones/Independent] Full Story

Cibola County Magistrate Court clerk Bonnie Martinez wades her way through stacks of DWI case files Wednesday at the Cibola County Court Complex. Martinez, who has been working for the courts for 10 years, has been named the 2007 Clerk of the Year. [Photo by Jeff Jones/Independent]

Pinehaven Road accident: Left to right, Phil Marques, Geneve Serna, Chris Billie, and David Hubbard work to stop bleeding from a man involved in a rollover accident in Bread Springs. Marques said at the scene the man's "throat's slit pretty deep." Officials believe another victim of the accident may have fled the scene. Skid marks at the scene indicated that vehicle was traveling south on Pinehaven Road when it crossed into the north lane, over a guard rail and down an embankment. [Photo by Daniel Zollinger/Independent]

Navajo Nation Fire Department recruit Jeffery Morgan shakes hands with Edmund Yazzie, Vice-chair of the Public Safety Committee and representative of Thoreau Chapter, at a graduation ceremony held to recognize new Navajo Nation fire fighters Wednesday morning in Window Rock, Ariz. Morgan received an award for his leadership during training. [Photo by Daniel Zollinger/Independent] Full Story