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  • Elderly man robbed at ATM

    Police News
    Kissimmee police are looking for a suspect who robbed an elderly man at an ATM at the corner at Oak and Main streets on the night of Jan. 2.Officers responded to the SunTrust Bank at 1000 N. Main St. at around 10 p.m. that night. The 82-year-old victim sa...
  • Sexual predator's new address in Kissimmee

    Police News
    The Osceola County Sheriff's Office has advised the public that registered sexual predator Bruce Anderson, 39, has moved to a new address in Kissimmee.Anderson – convicted of sexual battery on a child on Oct. 30, 2000 in Osceola County – n...
  • Free screenings at community center

    Community
    Send e-mail in care of the News-Gazette to: news@osceolanews gazette.com.Poinciana By: Lisa D’Cato...
  • $388,000 in scholarships created for Valencia, UCF students in financial need

    Community
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  • Good time for takin’ the bacon

    Opinions
    Recently, our county, city and state elected officials brought home promises for a good-sized portion of bacon in these stressing economic times. ...
  • Letters to the Editor for January 7, 2010

    Opinions
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  • All-County Football

    Sports
    Bulldogs’ Boone a big-time playmakerBy Ken Jackson Sports Writer In 2008, St. Cloud receiver James Boone was just one cog in the you-never-saw-us-coming attack that led the Bulldogs to a district championship....
  • Tie at OHS soccer match

    Sports
    By Ken Jackson Sports Writer It’s cold, but the soccer matches go on. Despite temperatures dipping  into the 30s, local athletic directors said that the county has no guidelines for cold-weather contests. Soccer is the only sport played outdoor...
  • Kowboys strong at Powerade wrestling

    Sports
    By Rick Pedone Sports Editor The holiday tournaments are over, and now the county’s prep wrestlers begin preparations for next month’s state tournaments. ...
  • Sports Briefs for January 7, 2010

    Sports
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  • New boat ramp law angers some

    County News
    By Jessica Solis Staff WriterLocal business owners are worried a new ordinance aimed at tightening regulations on Osceola County’s public boat ramps will put them out of business, and have asked county officials to modify the new law....
  • Celebrating Three Kings Day

    County News
    Miss Hispana International 2009 Tatiana Bernabe, 9, and Miss Little Hispana 2009 Kamila Ogeerally, 6, sit with the Three Kings to have their photo taken. The annual Three Kings Day celebration at Osceola Heritage Park Jan. 3 again drew crowds numbering in...
  • Holliday to retire

    Around Osceola
    St. Cloud’s Chief of Police Darryl Holliday will retire Monday, Jan. 18, the city’s public information office has announced. ...
  • Hoagland Boulevard project to boost Kissimmee

    Around Osceola
    By Juliana A. Torres Staff Writer Long-awaited state funds have been allocated for the realignment and widening of Hoagland Boulevard, a project deemed vital to the development and prosperity of the Kissimmee Gateway Airport and its surrounding area....
  • Safety, conservation encouraged during cold snap

    County News
    By Juliana A. Torres Staff Writer As temperatures have dropped below freezing several times in recent days and are expected to do so again in the coming week, local utilities are offering tips to consumers on heating their homes safely and on ways to...
  • St. Cloud man arrested for rape of girl

    Police News
    Rolando Fuentes-Alago, 67, of St. Cloud, was arrested last month after a 13-year-old girl told authorities that she had been raped and molested several times by him.Fuentes-Alago first began touching her inappropriately when she was 8-years-old and left a...
  • Woman catches boyfriend with teen

    Police News
    A Kissimmee woman caught her boyfriend raping a 13-year-old girl early Christmas morning, the Osceola County Sheriff's Office reported.At around 4 a.m., the woman awoke to find her boyfriend, 34-year-old Carlos Teran-Ponce, was not in bed. Upon search...
  • Great Florida ShootOut

    Sports
    Photos by Andrew Sullivan...
  • Photos from the Gator Bowl

    Sports
    Photos by Andrew Sullivan ...
  • Free swine flu vaccine clinic Saturday

    County News
    Local residents will have the opportunity to receive a dose of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine this week. ...

 

 

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