Yvonne Nava

2 weeks ago | kvue.com | Yvonne Nava

AUSTIN, Texas — Central Texas nonprofit Con Mi Madre held its prom-themed Corazon Awards on Friday, and KVUE's Yvonne Nava served as emcee. The organization, which means "with my mother" in English, partners with school districts to help empower young Latinas and get them ready for college. It provides resources and dual-generational programs to help both mothers and their daughters in each step of a child's educational journey.

1 month ago | kvue.com | Yvonne Nava

LEE COUNTY, Texas — The Lee County Sheriff's Office is one step closer to identifying the remains of a young child found in a trash bag near Giddings, Texas. It's a mystery that dates back nearly 50 years, but officials are hopeful that modern technology can help solve it. Sept. 7, 1975, was a sunny day in Central Texas. A family was having a picnic at a roadside park off Highway 77, south of Giddings near the Fayette County line, when the father spotted a trash bag under a tree.

Oct 23, 2024 | kvue.com | Yvonne Nava

A quiet holiday in Austin was interrupted by sudden tragedy. The death of a 30-year-old man on Thanksgiving Day three years ago is still a mystery today.  "I love you ma, I love you," George Michael Lopez said on a Ring camera video. Little did Rosa Lopez know, that'd be the last time she would ever hear her son's voice again. “I think back now and it's like I should have hugged him a little longer. It's just like he was saying goodbye in the permanent kind of way.

Oct 8, 2024 | kvue.com | Yvonne Nava

It's a party staple that's meant to be broken. Piñatas are a fun and colorful way to celebrate special occasions, especially here in Texas, but the stores that sell them are becoming harder and harder to find. East Cesar Chavez used to be lined up and down with countless Latino businesses, but as Austin has changed, so has the neighborhood.   “We moved because the rent was too high and so we couldn't afford it,” Ana Cano of Mr. Brincolin said. Cano saw the writing on the wall 12 years ago.

Sep 12, 2024 | kvue.com | Yvonne Nava

AUSTIN, Texas — Daybreak Ddventures is back! We thought we'd do something special to tap into our creativity, so we ventured west to a place called Pot Daddy. No, not that kind. This activity involved clay. Our journey into the world of pottery begins with a cute yellow jumper, an open mind and the right guide. “We’ve created an experience here to give people a taste of what ceramics is,” Pot Daddy owner John Davis Rutkauskas said. "This blob of clay can become whatever you'd like it to be.