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Will we see more post-Hurricane Milton scenes like this ... or will it really be an El Niño pattern that suppresses Atlantic storms? (File photo)

Will we see more post-Hurricane Milton scenes like this ... or will it really be an El Niño pattern that suppresses Atlantic storms? (File photo)

Hurricane season looms — what do the experts think?

Ken Jackson
Thursday, April 9, 2026
A quarter of 2026 is already behind us, meaning it will soon be June — and the start of the hurricane season.While that is generally unwelcome news to us in Osceola County, the word from the tropical forecast experts may be … slightly good?!?
Collars adorn the Rainbow Bridge at Peghorn Park in St. Cloud in memory of beloved and past pets. The sign at the Rainbow Bridge. (Photos/Rob Gorski)

Collars adorn the Rainbow Bridge at Peghorn Park in St. Cloud in memory of beloved and past pets. The sign at the Rainbow Bridge. (Photos/Rob Gorski)

Remembrance of ‘more than pets’ at Peghorn Park’s Rainbow Bridge

Staff Report
Thursday, April 9, 2026
On March 20, a small but deeply connected group gathered at Peghorn Park for a heartfelt Rainbow Bridge Day of Remembrance.Hosted by St. Cloud resident Rob Gorski, the event brought together pet owners to honor and remember the animals who changed their lives.
Expected to open by September, the Alaska Avenue facility will feature two fueling lanes designed to help the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority scale its fleet efficiently. (Photos/Nopetro)

Expected to open by September, the Alaska Avenue facility will feature two fueling lanes designed to help the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority scale its fleet efficiently. (Photos/Nopetro)

New Kissimmee CNG station to power LYNX buses with renewable energy

Emely Albelo
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Nopetro Energy and LYNX are extending their decade-long partnership to construct a new bus fueling station at 100 N. Alaska Ave., powered entirely by renewable natural gas (RNG).
With little fanfare, Salix on Vine has opened up, offering 252 affordable housing units in Kissimmee. (Photo/Christine Pike)

With little fanfare, Salix on Vine has opened up, offering 252 affordable housing units in Kissimmee. (Photo/Christine Pike)

Salix On Vine offers more affordable housing

Ken Jackson
Thursday, April 9, 2026
While Osceola County has been working very hard to make housing affordable for the working class available, the story is much the same.
Shot from a boat on the Indian River Lagoon. Photo by Katie Robinson

Shot from a boat on the Indian River Lagoon. Photo by Katie Robinson

To the moon, Artemis! — and back; see the photos

News Staff
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
The Artemis II mission crew is scheduled to return to Earth on Friday with a landing in the Pacific Ocean after an exciting and much-anticipated launch on April 1. On its 10-day journey around the Moon, the Orion capsule has traveled the farthest of any space flight.
Preliminary information is that the child was separated from his family and drowned in the community pool,

Preliminary information is that the child was separated from his family and drowned in the community pool,

4-year-old boy from Georgia dies of drowning in community pool, Sheriff's detectives say

Staff Report
Monday, April 6, 2026
Eaater Sunday took a tragic turn as Osceola County Sheriff's deputies report a child visiting from Georgia drowned in a community pool.According to police, deputies responded just before 5 p.m. to Cove East at Story Lakes in Kissimmee to reports of a child that had drown.
Artists Jennifer Veal (pictured), Gabriella Shepherd, Eric “The Wise Knight” Wise, and Mike “2Esae” Baca collaborated on 180 feet of wall mural adjacent to The Transition House in Kissimmee in the latest installment of Osceola Arts’ ARTisNOW public works project. (Photos/Ken Jackson)

Artists Jennifer Veal (pictured), Gabriella Shepherd, Eric “The Wise Knight” Wise, and Mike “2Esae” Baca collaborated on 180 feet of wall mural adjacent to The Transition House in Kissimmee in the latest installment of Osceola Arts’ ARTisNOW public works project. (Photos/Ken Jackson)

Nearly 200 feet of public art—that is what ARTisNOW

Ken Jackson
Friday, April 3, 2026
Art is often solitary.It hasn’t been, and it is not, on Magnolia Street just off Vine Street east of downtown Kissimmee.
Deputies were called to the home in the Remington subdivision around 12:42 p.m., deputies say.

Deputies were called to the home in the Remington subdivision around 12:42 p.m., deputies say.

Police: 85-year-old suspect in Remington shooting diagnosed with dementia

News Staff
Friday, April 3, 2026
Osceola County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a shooting in the Remington neighborhood of Kissimmee, where police say they responded to verbal altercations between a son and elderly father in the last 10 days, including early Friday afternoon.
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