Rainy-day cyclist: A bicyclist makes her way through a temporarily flooded intersection Wednesday after a sudden downpour drenched the Grants area. [Photo by Jeff Jones/Independent]

A tan pillar containing a speaker sits next to the new playground equipment at the Karigan Child Care Center in St. Michaels, Ariz. The playground features artificial turf that has sensors underneathwhich are activated by children stepping on them and activating the speaker to play a variety of sounds as they play around the equipment. [Photo by Jeff Jones/Independent]

Albertson's Employee Darrell Tsosie scoops out green chilies from the chili roaster on Saturday afternoon. Tsosie estimates that he roasts 400 pounds of green chilies a day during the Albertson's Annual Green Chili Roast. [Photo by Matt Hinshaw/Independent] Full Story