The Gallup Police Department is investigating a break-in at a local parochial school.

The Sacred Heart Catholic School was targeted between the evening of June 25 and morning of June 26.

The person or people involved broke a front window and then entered the school.

A statue of Jesus, the front window, at least two smart boards were vandalized, and an unknown number of computers were damaged at the elementary school. An estimate on the damage has not yet been released.

Suzanne Hammons, Communications Director for the Diocese of Gallup, said the incident is not being investigated as a hate crime. Hammons also requests for people to not speculate or blame any group for the...

We are Sacred Together

While the COVID-19 pandemic prevented a large gathering from taking place, Diné Pride, which has dubbed itself the official LGBTQ+ celebration for the largest Sovereign Nation in the United States, found a way to bring Indigenous LGBTQ people together in a virtual setting.

June is designated Pride Month, a month where people under the LGBTQ banner remember the Stonewall riots of 1969, which were a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States, as well as people who have been lost to HIV and AIDS.

A series of panels was streamed on Diné Pride’s Facebook page from June 24 - 26 that are free for anyone to tune into. The schedule included...

Marissa Paiz

June 19, 10:45 pm

Aggravated DWI (Second)

McKinley County Sheriff’s Sgt. Tammy Houghtaling said she was traveling north on Second Street when she noticed a car having trouble staying in its lane. When it almost hit a curb, she conducted a traffic stop.

Marissa Paiz, 41, of Gamerco, admitted she had a few drinks before driving. Houghtaling also found a half-empty liquor miniature in the pocket of the driver’s side door.

She agreed to take the standard field sobriety tests and had problems following instructions. After failing the tests, she was arrested.

She agreed to take a breath alcohol test and posted samples of .20 and .19.

She was released on her own...

HOUSEHOLD ARGUMENT

Thoreau, June 20

An argument between a couple in Thoreau on June 20 led to the arrest of Eugenia Morgan, 40, on charges of battery on a household member.

McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Frank Villa Jr. was dispatched to Windsong Avenue in reference to a local domestic dispute. When he got there he met Morgan, who said her boyfriend hit her.

She added that she may have punched him back.

Villa then talked to Leroy Muskett, who was in a back room. While Morgan had no visible injuries, Muskett had blood on his head and hands. He said the two of them were lying in bed when Morgan started hitting him.

He said he hit her back in self defense and when Villa went...