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• Cat causes Kissimmee power outage

  County News

  Created: Sunday, 31 July 2011 15:16

  Nearly 3,000 Kissimmee Utility Authority customers were without power for an hour late Saturday evening after a cat crawled into high-voltage equipment at a Kissimmee electrical substation. ...

• Bills strengthen state's pro-life laws

  County News

  Created: Sunday, 31 July 2011 08:19

  Gov. Rick Scott Saturday signed four bills that strengthen Florida's pro-life laws. ...

• Two suspects arrested for stealing auto at Vance Harmon Park

  County News

  Created: Friday, 29 July 2011 16:23

  

  Thompson Ruiz Osceola County Sheriff's Office deputies have arrested Sade Sharbra Thompson, 19, of 711 Swan Way, Kissimmee, and Julio Alfredo Ruiz, 36, of 124 Alcala Drive, also Kissimmee, and...

• Celebration travel agent arrested; wasn't registered with state

  County News

  Created: Friday, 29 July 2011 16:21

  

  Nimtz Osceola County Sheriff's Office detectives today arrested Julie Diane Nimtz, 53, of 1318 Celebration Ave., Celebration, and charged her with failure to register as a seller of travel and violat...

• Ballard caps great career

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 29 July 2011 13:52

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan Osceola High’s Alexa Ballard will play at Florida Atlantic University after being named the Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year. OHS third baseman honored as C...

• Harris invaluable to Horns

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 29 July 2011 13:46

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan Lauren Harris became Harmony’s most valuable player after teammate Breann Vanderzyl was injured during the state playoffs. Sophomore hit, pitched HHS to Class 4A...

• Sports briefs for July 30, 2011

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 29 July 2011 13:41

  

  CorrectionSome players were misidentified in a July 21 News-Gazette story about the Little League sectional champion Kissimmee Majors All-Stars baseball team. ...

• Vanderzyl back in the softball lineup after auto accident

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 29 July 2011 13:38

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan Harmony’s Breann Vanderzyl pauses before a pitch last season before she was seriously injured in an auto accident. By Rick PedoneSports EditorBreann Vanderzyl pr...

• Post office in BVL could close

  County News

  Created: Friday, 29 July 2011 13:30

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Fallan PattersonJan Dewitt, of Buenaventura Lakes, uses the post office inside the Robert Guevara Community Center to mail packages of postage stamps she sells through her online business. ...

• SunRail funding options discussed

  County News

  Created: Friday, 29 July 2011 13:28

  

  By Marvin G. CortnerEditor How to fund Osceola County’s future costs related to SunRail and any new or expanded Lynx bus routes that would be needed to feed into the commuter rail system is still a question but ther...

• In the running for national Youth of the Year

  County News

  Created: Friday, 29 July 2011 13:09

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew SullivanSeventeen-year-old Ahkeem Hollimon, an Osceola High School graduate, is the South Region’s nominee for National Youth of the Year. By Ken JacksonSports Writer May...

• National Night Out to be celebrated Tuesday

  County News

  Created: Friday, 29 July 2011 12:56

  

  By Brian McBrideAssistant Editor Local authorities want Osceola County residents to grab on to the long arm of the law to show solidarity against crime by attending several National Night Out events in the area Tuesda...

• Jobless benefits changes coming

  County News

  Created: Friday, 29 July 2011 12:55

  

  Beginning Monday, several changes to Florida’s Unemployment Compensation program that were signed into law last month will take effect. ...

• News briefs for July 30, 2011

  County News

  Created: Friday, 29 July 2011 12:53

  Charter Review Committee to meet The next meeting of the Osceola County Charter Review Committee will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the County Administration Building, Conference Room 4727, 1 Courthouse Square, Kissimmee. Committee meetings are open to the pu...

• Arrest made for TD Bank robbery

  Police News

  Created: Friday, 29 July 2011 12:47

  

  Vance Kissimmee police Tuesday arrested Shicra (Shacara) Renee Vance, 23, of Orlando, in connection with a July 19 bank robbery at the TD Bank, 120 S. John Young Parkway, in Kissimmee. ...

• Property manager arrested for grand theft

  Police News

  Created: Friday, 29 July 2011 12:45

  

  Kline Osceola County Sheriff’s Office detectives Tuesday arrested Jeannine Kline, owner of Magical Memories, a Kissimmee-based property management company, and charged her with grand theft. ...

• Arrested for armed robbery

  Police News

  Created: Friday, 29 July 2011 12:20

  

    Green A Kissimmee man who lured victims with the promise he’d sell them marijuana was arrested and charged with armed robbery after taking their money at gunpoint. ...

• Brothers charged with assault

  Police News

  Created: Friday, 29 July 2011 12:16

  

  C. Guillory D. Guillory Two Kissimmee brothers were charged with aggravated assault after throwing a victim to the ground and choking him during an argument. ...

• More study needed

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 29 July 2011 11:52

  

  While saving $12.5 million over five years by having a private company run the Osceola Library System as discussed Monday by the County Commission looks like a good deal in these hard economic times, let’s make sure ...

• Letters to the editor for July 30, 2011

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 29 July 2011 11:50

  Monorail is better alternative To the editor: SunRail is a stupid idea. ...