The Florida Department of Education is considering a new dress code policy for employees that puts restrictions on religious head coverings, Crocs and short skirts.
Scott Shaw, 64, of Kissimmee, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after being found guilty of eight sexual abuse charges against a then 15-year-old in 2022-23.
Thursday, October 1, 2026
A Kissimmee man police said spent a year sexually abused a 15-year-old male victim was sentenced Wednesday to 45 years in prison following his August conviction on several sex crimes.Scott Arthur Shaw, 64, was found guilty by a jury on Aug.
City leaders held a groundbreaking ceremony on July 8, 2025 for a 122-room Hyatt Studio Hotel on this plot of land across Martin Luther King Boulevard from the Kissimmee Gateway Airport administration building. Despite developer KPDM officials saying it could deliver the project by sometime in 2027, no work has occurred since then, or as of Wednesday, Sept. 30, when this photo was taken. (Photo/Ken Jackson)
Osceola County has approved a balanced $3.11 billion budget with a stable millage rate for the 2026-27 Fiscal Year, which begins Thursday. (Photo/Osceola County)
While the second-longest football rivalry in Osceola County has tilted heavily toward St. Cloud in recent years, Gateway gets a prime chance to turn the tide Friday in likely the highest-stakes game in the Bulldogs-Panthers 40-year series.
St. Cloud's Stacy Taylor-Irons closes in on Lake Nona quarterback Elijah Nickerson in Friday's 43-8 Lions win. (Photo/Taylor McFee)
Trail of Terror – Sweet Dreams are Made of Screams takes place at Peghorn Nature Park, 2101 Peghorn Way weekends Oct. 9 to 24.