Sofi Zeman

State and local officers are investigating the Nov. 13 death of a nearly 6-month-old boy who was in a babysitter’s care at a home on Uvalde’s east side. First responders reported to 132 E. Mill St., after receiving an alert of an unresponsive toddler. Uvalde EMS requested assistance from the Uvalde Police Department, which the department said was in line […]

Robb Elementary School tragedy survivor Miah Cerrillo’s family is raising money to fund a trip that would allow the now 14-year-old girl to travel to California to pick up her quinceañera dress. The family hopes to go to Anaheim, California, to pick up a dress that boutique Moda 2000 donated to Cerrillo earlier this year. Cerrillo’s mother Abigale Veloz told […]

Emilio Amaya wanted to develop a creative space where fellow Texas State University students could celebrate their cultures. Uvalde High School class of 2022 graduate Amaya, now a junior at Texas State, hosted the college’s first showcase celebrating Hispanic heritage on Oct. 12. Early in the school year, the performance and production major and his college roommate, Alex Blanco of […]

Utopia Independent School District trustees named Joshua Ham, a principal in San Saba ISD, as the lone finalist for its superintendent seat. Should all go according to plan in the coming weeks, Ham would be the third person to take former Superintendent Michael Derry’s seat since his Oct. 31 resignation. Derry, who joined the district in July 2020, resigned after […]

The Legacy Elementary project is still technically in the fundraising process despite three organizations jointly announcing last week that they brought in the final funds to complete Robb Elementary's replacement campus. Tim Miller, chief executive officer of the Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation, clarified Dec. 17 that a new market tax credit program that school trustees approved in August will […]

This story is developing and will be updated with new information. It was last updated at 12:35 p.m. Visiting Judge Sid Harle denied a motion Dec. 19 to stamp out the state's indictment against former school police chief Pete Arredondo, while counsel representing former school officer Adrian Gonzales told the court it plans to file a motion next month to […]

Superintendent suggests nervous staff obtain additional certifications Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District has cut $700,000 from its $2.5 million deficit by dissolving and consolidating numerous vacant roles, Superintendent Ashley Chohlis told trustees during a Dec. 16 board meeting. Chohlis told the board she wanted to dispel rumors that the district was firing people or implementing massive staff cuts across campuses. […]

Let’s hope Santa and his elves studied up on animatronics during the summer months because local youths have every intention of bringing Uvalde into a new technological era this holiday season. Christmas letters to Claus and his brigade of elves, talking snowmen and flying reindeer took a tech-savvy turn this year. Students of varying ages requested virtual cash, the latest […]

Southwest Texas College earned $8 million more in state funds between the 2023-23 and 2023-24 years after shifting funding models, college president Hector Gonzales told trustees on Dec. 12. Gonzales at the beginning of the 2023-24 year told the board that the state was shifting its college revenue distribution from enrollment to performance-based. Instead of SWTX earning state funds based […]

*This story is developing and will be updated as new information comes available. Area law enforcement on Jan. 26 arrested two people in connection with a murder in Knippa. Uvalde resident Luis Ortiz Jr., 19, of Uvalde, faces charges for murder and abuse of a corpse while Knippa resident David Reyes, 46, faces similar corpse abuse charges. Uvalde County Sheriff […]