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Uvalde County Junior Livestock Show 2024 results – developing
mgarcia@ulnnow.com | January 26, 2024
The Uvalde County Junior Livestock Show began Jan. 25 and ends Jan. 27 at the Uvalde County Arena at the Fairplex. Results for projects judged so far are below. Angora Purebred Judging Results-2024 Farm Projects Judging Results-2024 Commercial Heifers Judging Results-2024 Baked Foods Judging Results-2024 Swine Judging Results- Meat Goat Wethers Judging Results-2024 Meat Goat Does Judging Results-2024 Market Rabbits... READ MORE >

Department of Justice cites multiple failures in May 24 response
mgarcia@ulnnow.com | January 18, 2024
See the entire report: www.uvaldeleadernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Critical-Incident-Review-Active-Shooter-at-Robb-Elementary-School-20240118.pdf Editor’s Note: This story is developing and will be updated as new information comes available. The Department of Justice released a blistering report on the mass shooting at Robb Elementary on Thursday, Jan. 18, citing failures at multiple levels, from leadership and training to tactics and decision making. The most significant failure, the report reads,... READ MORE >

Molotov cocktail damages Sabinal city hall
mgarcia@ulnnow.com | December 22, 2023
Sabinal Police Department Chief Jesus “Chuy” Reyes said surveillance footage shows the perpetrator throwing the Molotov cocktail into Sabinal City Hall at 4:33 a.m. Friday, Dec. 22. Police have identified the suspect but do not presently have the person in custody. No one was in the building at the time of the fire, and no one was injured. First responders... READ MORE >

School set to replace Robb on hold due to project cost
mgarcia@ulnnow.com | December 20, 2023
Miller said that bids through company Joeris General Contractors cost “quite a bit higher” than the foundation's $60 million goal to complete the project.... READ MORE >

UPD: U.S. Congressional candidate left device that brought in bomb squad
mgarcia@ulnnow.com | December 14, 2023
U.S. Congress candidate Brandon Herrera left behind the inactive explosive device that brought San Antonio’s bomb squad out to Uvalde, Uvalde police chief Daniel Rodriguez said Dec. 12. On Dec. 11, Rodriguez told the Leader-News that security footage showed someone leaving the device outside of Oasis Outback after 2 p.m. Dec. 10. He said a community member found it outside... READ MORE >

Woman living in Puerto Rico arrested for threats against schools, city officials
mgarcia@ulnnow.com | November 29, 2023
The Federal Bureau of Investigations arrested a 19-year-old woman living in Puerto Rico for threatening Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District and city personnel, an employee of the agency’s San Juan office confirmed Nov. 29. Victoria Gabriela Rodriguez Morales, of Adjuntas, is accused of making several threats against the school district, the city, and community members from her home in Puerto... READ MORE >

Chohlis officially claims superintendent seat
mgarcia@ulnnow.com | November 28, 2023
Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District trustees unanimously voted Nov. 28 to formally name Ashley Chohlis as the district’s next superintendent. Her first day of work is set for Nov. 29 and she was offered $198,000 to serve in the position, according to the district. The vote to approve Chohlis’s contract came at the end of a speedy meeting during which... READ MORE >

Some Robb families call for DPS sanctions over Washington Post photo release
mgarcia@ulnnow.com | November 16, 2023
Click here to see the INTERVENORS’ MOTION FOR SANCTIONS Family members of victims killed and wounded in the May 24, 2022, shooting at Robb Elementary filed sanctions against the Texas Department of Public Safety for selectively sharing crime scene images with the Washington Post. “The same DPS that stands before this court and argues that this information must be withheld... READ MORE >

State reverts Arredondo’s discharge status to general from honorable
mgarcia@ulnnow.com | November 11, 2023
A state judge ruled that former UCISD police chief Pedro “Pete” Arredondo will again have a general discharge status, the school district said in a statement late Friday. The judge’s order, which was not publicly available for parties not involved in the case challenging Arredondo’s leave status, was issued midday on Nov. 10. Arredondo, the head of the district police... READ MORE >

UCISD selects lone finalist for superintendent
mgarcia@ulnnow.com | November 06, 2023
School trustees selected Ashley Chohlis, the superintendent of Poth Independent School District, as the lone finalist to serve as Uvalde’s next superintendent. Chohlis was one of more than 30 candidates who initially applied for the position, district spokesperson Anne Marie Espinoza said. The decision came after a four-hour closed session meeting held Nov. 6 in the district’s central office. Chohlis... READ MORE >
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