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  • Semi crashes into bridge

    Police News
    A semi carrying a large forklift on West U.S. Highway 192 crashed into the World Drive overpass Friday morning, causing an estimated $250,000 worth in damage to the bridge....
  • Undercover bust turns into robbery

    Police News
    Three Intercession City residents were arrested after they reportedly tried to rob an undercover Osceola County Sheriff's Office agent during a drug purchase Jan. 20.The undercover agent, part of the Sheriff's Office narcotics enforcement team, ag...
  • Teens accused of burglary spree

    Police News
    Two teenagers are accused of the burglaries of 14 homes and vehicles that first started on Jan. 15 in St. Cloud Manor, the Osceola County Sheriff's Office reported.Residents near Kaiser and Rambler avenues, an area known as St. Cloud Manor, noticed se...
  • Motel meth lab explodes

    Police News
    An explosion in a west Kissimmee motel, which gave second- and third-degree burns to one of two suspects running from the third-floor room, proved to be a meth lab, the Osceola Sheriff's Office reported.Witnesses said the loud explosion happened short...
  • County jobless rate saw slight drop in December

    County News
    Osceola County’s unemployment figures for December posted a slight drop, to 13.3 percent, according to state figures released Friday. ...
  • Hold off on moving museum

    Opinions
    We respect our military veterans as much as the next guy but we believe the Osceola County Commission should delay for the sake of further study a decision to buy the Alan C. Starling property on West U.S. Highway 192 for use by the Veterans Tribute and M...
  • We find ourselves with a change we can celebrate

    Opinions
    Leonard PittsMiami Heraldlpitts@miamiherald.com...
  • Booklet features sexual criminals to keep public informed

    Opinions
    Sheriff Bob HansellAs I See Itnews@osceolanews-gazette.com...
  • Letters to the Editor for January 23, 2010

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  • Lady Horns, Kowgirls in regionals

    Sports
    By Ken Jackson Sports Writer Harmony and Osceola have extended their girls soccer seasons into the regional playoffs for the first time ever with wins this week in the district tournament semifinals. ...
  • Heritage Eagles soaring after PHS victory

    Sports
    By Rick Pedone Staff Writer Maybe Heritage Christian School should buy a new scoreboard and hang it next to the one that reads: Home 67, Guest 65. ...
  • Kowboys, Dogs to raise funds for Haiti tonight

    Sports
    By Rick Pedone Sports Editor Two of the county’s hottest boys basketball teams square off tonight at 7:30 p.m. at St. Cloud when Osceola visits. ...
  • Storm set for district soccer

    Sports
    By Ken Jackson Sports Writer Celebration’s boys soccer team has a ton of things going its way when it defends its district championship next week. ...
  • Sports Briefs for January 23, 2010

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  • Chili times in Kissimmee

    Around Osceola
    News-Gazette Photos/Andrew SullivanThe 14th annual Sunshine Regional Chili Cook-Off brought chili teams from throughout Florida and the Southeast to Kissimmee Saturday, Jan. 16, to compete for more than $4,000 in cash and prizes in categories such as sa...
  • Human signs ruled not allowed

    Around Osceola
     Jon Reber, standing along U.S. Highway 192 Wednesday, is one of 25 Liberty Tax Service "wavers" who could be without a job per a city of Kissimmee ordinance.By Juliana A. TorresStaff Writer Two people dressed in green robes as Lady Libert...
  • Students, church helping in Haiti relief effort

    County News
    From left, City of Life church members Juan Vega and Carlos Negron load supplies donated for Haitian earthquake relief onto a trailer. The St. Cloud church is accepting donations of non-perishable food, sundries and clothing from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. By Jessi...
  • FWS to Propose Injurious Species Listing

    Sports
     U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceSecretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has announced the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will propose to list the Burmese python and eight other large constrictor snakes that threaten the Everglades and other sensitive ...
  • Haunted hangars, planes with poltergeists? Paranormal weekend at Fantasy of Flight

    Entertainment
    By Peter CovinoEntertainment EditorLike something out of a haunted airplane in a Twilight Zone episode, Fantasy of Flight will host a series of after-hours special events that explores the paranormal in the hangars and aircraft at the popular aviation att...
  • Nothing too extraordinary here — Fraser and Ford team up for fairly standard medical film drama

    Entertainment
    By Peter CovinoEntertainment EditorContrary to popular belief, you can’t always tell a movie by its preview.I usually adhere to the trailer theory — if the trailer stinks, so does the movie....

 

 

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