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Romero Prevails Danny Romero is lifted into the air by trainer Eddie Mustafa Muhammad after his Saturday night win over Famosito Gomez in a North American Boxing Association bantamweight title match at the Isleta Casino & Resort. The win launches Romero back into the top-10 rankings of the World Boxing Association. (Jim Thompson/Journal) Full Story
Relief From the Heat Brittany Shrader and Joshua Longoria of Rio Rancho, both 5, enjoy a play area at the Rio Rancho Sports Complex on Thursday. Visitors can turn the fountains on for a quick cool-off on hot days. Albuquerque's temperatures reached 97 degrees Friday. (Greg Sorber/Journal)
Kicking Up a Storm Albuquerque kickboxer Holly Holm is scheduled to appear on an 11-bout kickboxing card Saturday night at Santa Ana Star Hotel Casino. (Roberto E. Rosales/Journal) Full Story
A Final Step at Ground Zero A flatbed truck carries the flag-draped last beam to be removed from the World Trade Center site as construction workers watch from the damaged Winter Garden atrium Thursday in New York City. The ceremony marked an official end to the more than eight months of cleanup and recovery work. (Louis Lanzano/AP)
Hitting Hot Spots Members of the Eldorado Hotshots from Sly Park in Northern California mop up and contain hot spots in the Borrego Fire on Wednesday. (Josh Stephenson/Journal) Full Story
Pavilion of Cocoons Cheryl Burgmaier and her nephew, Ian Edmister, 7, who is visiting from New York, observe butterflies that are ready to emerge from their cocoons in the new Butterfly Pavilion at the Albuquerque Botanical gardens last week. The pavilion opened for the summer on Friday. (Roberto E. Rosales/Journal)
Bee Worries Michael Carilli, 13, of Socorro covers his eyes while waiting his turn to spell in the 75th annual National Spelling Bee in Washington on Wednesday. The competition began with a record 250 finalists, of whom 175 proceeded to Round 2 after taking a written test. (AP Photo/Kenneth Lambert)
Hitting the Road Sabrina Symone Rosa and her brother, Javier Vicente Rosa, pull out of a service station after loading up on snacks and cold drinks. The two were cruising along the side of Broadway with their father, Javier Rosa Sr. of Puerto Rico, and were headed for the park. (Rose Palmisano/Journal)
Rhino Rub Assistant zoo curator Lynn Tupa brushes Ivan, the oldest male rhino at the Rio Grande Zoo. Rhinos love to be brushed, so the positive reinforcement used in their training is scrubbing instead of food. (Jim Thompson/Journal) Full Story
Memorial Day Shade Korean War veteran Verna Fender uses a flag as a sunshade Monday during Memorial Day ceremonies in Albuquerque. Beside Fender is her husband, Jim, a World War II veteran. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Journal) Full Story
