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Of the three law enforcement agencies in Osceola County, the Sheriff’s Office led the pack with a 4 percent decrease in crime reporting. The St. Cloud Police Department followed with a 2.8 percent drop. But the Kissimmee Police Department saw a 3.1 percent spike, according to the report.

Of the three law enforcement agencies in Osceola County, the Sheriff’s Office led the pack with a 4 percent decrease in crime reporting. The St. Cloud Police Department followed with a 2.8 percent drop. But the Kissimmee Police Department saw a 3.1 percent spike, according to the report.

FDLE: Reported 2019 crime in Osceola County fell by more than 2 percent

Brian McBride - Editor
Monday, April 20, 2020
Osceola County saw a more than a 2 percent decrease in crime reporting in 2019, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The 2019 numbers from the FDLE Uniform Crime Report were compared to the 2018 statistics, which resulted in a 2.2 decrease.
Woman killed in Kenansville crash.

Woman killed in Kenansville crash.

Crash kills 21-year-old woman in Kenansville.

Brian McBride - Editor
Saturday, April 18, 2020
A 21-year-old woman was killed Saturday in Kenansville after she hit a semi-truck head-on. According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, Denisha Glasford, 21, was driving a 2009 Toyota vehicle at about 5:10 a.m. northbound on Kenansville Road, near State Road 60.
Osceola County

Osceola County

Osceola launches recovery planning, COVID-19 dashboard

News Staff
Friday, April 17, 2020
Osceola County announced a coalition of community partners called “Osceola Back To Work!” that will assist in efforts to return to a new normal in conjunction with Federal and state guidelines to lessen the impact of the Coronavirus on the community and its residents on Friday.
From left, chef Chris May, Wilda Belisle, senior vice president of nutrition at the Osceola Council on Aging and Courtney Daniels, owner of Kent Custom Homes, prepare to go on a Meals on Wheels run at the council.

From left, chef Chris May, Wilda Belisle, senior vice president of nutrition at the Osceola Council on Aging and Courtney Daniels, owner of Kent Custom Homes, prepare to go on a Meals on Wheels run at the council.

#FeedOsceola: Helping less fortunate residents, struggling businesses

Brian McBride - Editor
Thursday, April 16, 2020
A seed to #FeedOsceola has been planted. A three-pronged approach to benefit Osceola County during the COVID-19 pandemic, and born from a local partnership, is designed to help those residents financially hard hit by the coronavirus with food and gift cards.
Volunteers with Clarita's House Outreach Ministry prepares the food to be distributed at its drive-through pantry off West U.S. Highway 192 on Thursday. NEWS-GAZETTE PHOTO/BRIAN MCBRIDE

Volunteers with Clarita's House Outreach Ministry prepares the food to be distributed at its drive-through pantry off West U.S. Highway 192 on Thursday. NEWS-GAZETTE PHOTO/BRIAN MCBRIDE

Ministry's drive-through food pantry draws 'miles' of vehicles

Brian McBride - Editor
Thursday, April 16, 2020
The line of cars waiting for food could have stretched for miles along West U.S. Highway 192 Thursday morning. Clarita’s House Outreach Ministry in Kissimmee was holding one of its regular food drops. But Thursday was all but regular, according to Founder and Executive Director Doreen Barker.
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