WASHINGTON—The last conversation Sandra Torres had with her 10-year-old daughter was about her nervous excitement over whether she’d make the all-star softball team. Hours later, Eliahna Torres was one of 19 children and two teachers fatally shot at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. With little closure and few answers about law enforcement’s 77-minute wait…
Acting Uvalde Police Chief During School Shooting Steps Down
DALLAS—The Uvalde officer who was leading the city’s police department during the hesitant law enforcement response to an elementary school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers has stepped down, a city spokeswoman said. Lt. Mariano Pargas retired on Thursday afternoon after 18 years working for the city, according to spokeswoman Gina Eisenberg. She…
New Location, Design of Robb Elementary School Approved 6 Months After Mass Shooting
November 17, 2022
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The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District in Texas has approved the location and design of a new school to replace Robb Elementary, nearly six months after 19 students and two teachers were killed in a mass shooting. The site selection and conceptual design were approved during a school board meeting on Nov. 16, officials said in an emailed statement to…
LIVE NOW: Texas Commission Holds Hearing on Uvalde Shooting
Colonel Steven McGraw, the Texas Department of Public Safety’s top official, delivers an update to the Texas Public Safety Commission on DPS officers’ actions responding to the May massacre at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school. Relatives of victims are expected to speak at the meeting. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access…
Texas Commission Holds Hearing on Uvalde Shooting
Colonel Steven McGraw, the Texas Department of Public Safety’s top official, delivers an update to the Texas Public Safety Commission on DPS officers’ actions responding to the May massacre at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school. Relatives of victims are expected to speak at the meeting. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access…
Uvalde Superintendent’s 30-Year Career Ends as School Board Accepts His Retirement
Hal Harrell, superintendent of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD) in Texas, has officially retired after the Uvalde school board unanimously voted to accept his decision on Wednesday. The board on Wednesday voted for Gary Patterson to serve as the interim superintendent until a permanent replacement is found. Harrell, a 30-year employee of the school district, announced on Oct….
Uvalde School Chief Plans to Retire After Community Outrage
UVALDE, Texas—Uvalde’s school district superintendent announced Monday he plans to resign by the end of the academic year, following months of community outrage over the handling of a mass shooting at a local school. “My heart was broken on May 24th,” Hal Harrell said in a statement. The Uvalde school board voted unanimously Monday evening…
Uvalde Suspends Entire School Police Force; NYC Mayor Declares State of Emergency Over Illegal Immigrants | NTD Evening News
The Uvalde school district suspended its entire school police force on Oct. 7, months after the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary School that killed 19 people. New York City Mayor Eric Adams is declaring a state of emergency over the influx of illegal immigrants arriving on buses from border states. * Click the “Save” button…
Uvalde School District, Others Face First Lawsuit Over Mass Shooting
Parents of three children who survived the Uvalde, Texas school shooting have sued the school district, several former officials, the company that manufactured the gun used in the rampage and others. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Del Rio, Texas, appeared to be the first over the shooting, in which 19 children and…
Wreck Involving Speeding Truck in Uvalde Kills 2, Injures 10
UVALDE, Texas—Two people were killed and 10 others injured when a pickup truck crashed into two other vehicles in the Texas city of Uvalde, authorities said. Uvalde Police Chief Daniel Rodriguez said U.S. Border Patrol agents saw the truck speeding Wednesday night on a highway outside of Uvalde and began pursuing it, San Antonio TV…
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