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News Articles: uvalde

Gov. Brian Kemp and his wife at his election watch party on May 24.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Ga. company made gun used in TX shooting; Role of Lt. Gov.; Money in Senate race

Thursday on Political Rewind: Perdue conceded to helping Kemp win the race for Governor, but will Trump do the same? Meanwhile, Democrats are mobilizing voters across the state. And, Herschel Walker is mounting millions. Plus. questions about gun safety linger.

May 26, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
A law enforcement officer helps people cross the street at Uvalde Memorial Hospital after a shooting was reported earlier in the day at Robb Elementary School, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas.

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  • National

Onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school

A father whose fourth-grade daughter was killed in the attack, said he raced to the school and raised the idea of charging into the school with several other bystanders.

May 26, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Investigators search for evidence outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Wednesday, the day after a mass shooting took place there.

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  • National

What we know so far about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas

Tuesday's attack at Robb Elementary School took the lives of 21 people. An additional 17 people were injured.

May 25, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Governor Brian Kemp gives a speech at his campaign watch party as he wins the GOP nomination for governor.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Death toll rises in Uvalde shooting; Will candidates respond to gun control calls?

Wednesday on Political Rewind: The Political Rewind team convenes for a special live 2 p.m. broadcast following Georgia's primary election. But first, we tackle the latest news out of Uvalde, Texas, after a mass shooting at an elementary school there.  

May 25, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 2 more
Matthew McConaughey attends a movie premiere on Dec. 12, 2021, in Los Angeles.

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  • National

Here's what Matthew McConaughey said about the shooting in his hometown

McConaughey urged people not to accept such tragedies as the status quo.

May 25, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Members of the community gather at the City of Uvalde Town Square for a prayer vigil in the wake of a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas.

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  • National

How to help Uvalde families following yesterday's elementary school shooting

The community is looking for blood donations, legal assistance and funds for victims' families.

May 25, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Police respond to a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday.

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  • National

27 school shootings have taken place so far this year

A shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, marks the 27th such school shooting in the U.S. this year.

May 25, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Police walk near Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, following Tuesday's mass shooting there.

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  • National

Tragedy now overshadows Uvalde, a small town growing in population

The small town of Uvalde, Texas, is a place where Friday night football rules, and its claim to fame is being the hometown of actor Matthew McConaughey.

May 25, 2022
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin and
  • Patrick Wood
In this April 20, 1999, file photo, women head to a library near Columbine High School where students and faculty members were evacuated after two gunmen went on a shooting rampage in the school in the Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo.

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  • National

Survivors of Parkland and Columbine shootings share their outrage over Uvalde tragedy

Both survivors share their criticism of how, even years after shootings at their schools, no changes have been made to address mass gun violence in America.

May 25, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Law enforcement work the scene on Tuesday after a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

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  • National

All of the Uvalde school shooting victims were in the same 4th grade classroom

The 19 students and two teachers killed in the Uvalde, Texas, shooting were all in the same classroom, Lt. Christopher Olivarez of the Texas Department of Public Safety told CNN on Wednesday.

May 25, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
People mourn outside of the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas.

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  • Family

A child trauma expert explains how parents can support kids in Uvalde and elsewhere

Melissa Brymer says talking to kids about school shootings can be upsetting; you may need to have conversations in small chunks for them to understand.

May 25, 2022
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By:
  • Nell Clark

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