Suspect arrested for lewd contact after unlawful actions with a 'teen' girl

On Sept. 24, detectives with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Unit were working to locate online predators.

Osceola Health Department changing COVID testing hours

The Florida Department of Health in Osceola County (FDOH-Osceola) is changing to COVID-19 testing hours. Beginning Monday, Nov. 9, testing will be offered Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, at its main campus located at 1875 Fortune Road in Kissimmee.

Goodwill hosts free webinar for job seekers on Nov. 6

On Friday, Nov. 6, Goodwill Industries of Central Florida’s virtual job connection team will host a free webinar for job seekers. The latest in a series of virtual presentations, this session will focus on different types of interview questions and provide advice on how to best answer them.

Sheriff's Office searching for aggravated battery suspect

The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office is currently looking for an aggravated battery suspect who kept a victim against their will for several days.  On Tuesday at about 4:55 p.m., deputies responded to Orlando Health in St. Cloud in response to an incident that occurred on Naples Way in Kissimmee.

Kissimmee elects first female Hispanic mayor and 2 new city commissioners

Olga Gonzalez will become the new mayor of Kissimmee after winning 56.16 percent of the vote and defeating fellow city commissioner, Angela Eady, who captured 43.84 percent. She will be the city’s first female Hispanic mayor.

Orlando motorcyclist killed in Poinciana Boulevard crash

An Orlando motorcyclist was killed on Monday in an Osceola County crash, after a van turned into his path, authorities said. According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, a 33-year-old Kissimmee man was driving the van southbound on Poinciana Boulevard, approaching Old Tampa Highway at about 5 p.m.