Journal photos of the week: May 15-22

20240518-spt-softball-2 — Centennial High School’s Zantelle Rodriguez, No. 13, is welcomed to home plate by her teammates after hitting a three-run homer during their 5A state championship game against Alamogordo on Saturday.

20240522-news-policememorial-3 — Charlene Ashe, left, and her wife Ashley Rahn, stand with their two children Paxtyn Ashe, 8, and Remi Ashe, 3 during the annual New Mexico Law Enforcement Memorial Service, at the Law Enforcement Academy, Wednesday, May 22, 22024. Paxtyn and Remi's father, Alamogordo Police Officer Anthony Dale Ferguson, who was killed in the line of duty, July 16, 2023, was one of three officers honored during the event. Also honored during the event were Officer Jamie Sides, also from the Alamogordo Police Department, and Sheriff Michael Reeves, Curry County Sheriff's Office. Lt. Gov. Howie Morales and Public Safety Sec. Jason Bowie spoke at the event.

20240516-news-elk-1 — Elk graze along Highway 4 in the Jemez Mountains near Los Alamos, Thursday, May 17, 2024.

20240514-news-bodybuilder-7 — Lt. Col. Steve Young, 41, is a professional bodybuilder at Kirtland Air Force Base.

High Noon employees and friends help move perishable food items from a walk-in cooler and begin to clean up and inspect damage at High Noon Restaurant and Saloon after a fire broke out, burning the small addition of the restaurant in Old Town on Tuesday. Owner Carla Villa donated all the food to Roadrunner Food Bank.

A bicyclist is reflected in a puddle of water while riding through a tunnel on the Paseo del Norte Trail in Albuquerque on Thursday.

Despite dealing with the challenges of homelessness, Mariah Noland, 18, is graduating this week from Manzano High School. "In fifth grade, I set my goal," she said.

Ricardo Canales, left, and Aaron Pico ride their andalusian horses named Corleone and Canelo along 2nd Street NE in Albuquerque on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

Firefighters walk along the Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve trail in Rio Rancho on Monday.

Jason Casuga, center, the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District chief engineer and CEO, speaks in front of state and local officials at a news conference with Acting Deputy Interior Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis announcing federal funding for drought projects on Thursday.

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Published May 24, 2024 - 12:06 p.m. Modified May 24, 2024 - 12:27 p.m.

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