Uvalde Memorial Hospital has begun work on a three-story medical office building, walking trails, ball fields, and storm culvert. The project, which will be completed in a series of phases, will cost an estimated $84 million. In community meetings held March 4-5, hospital CEO Adam Apolinar shared plans for the 86,000-square-foot building intended to be complete by September 2026. The […]

Uvalde County custodian Hector Lara got his ball cap back March 4 after wind snatched it from atop his head while he was unfurling flags on the courthouse balcony. “I thought I was going to have to chase it to city hall, but it didn’t make it that far,” Lara said. Winds gusting up to 55 mph propelled dust into […]

Uvalde City Council disagreed Feb. 25 over declaring a local disaster related to immigration issues while Uvalde Police Department’s assistant chief said it’s a necessary step toward obtaining grant money. Mayor Hector Luevano said border-related crime incidents are decreasing and he doesn’t see an imminent threat he feels is required to issue the declaration on the local level. Instead, he […]

A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper arrested former Uvaldean Gatlan Mitchell Feb. 25 on two felony drug charges following a traffic stop in Oldham County, about an hour from Amarillo. Mitchell, the son of Katie and Uvalde County Judge Bill Mitchell, contends everything in his vehicle was legal under laws in both Texas and New Mexico. Gatlan Mitchell said […]

The Uvalde Leader-News has welcomed two people to its editorial department following the recent departures of Melissa Federspill and Sofi Zeman. Uvalde native Kaitlyn G. Alejandro joined the news team as a general assignment reporter on Feb. 6. David E. Mercado, formerly of Houston, is the newspaper’s local news reporting fellow. He is covering public schools and education along with […]