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Osceola School Board members Bethzaida Garcia, Anthony Cook, Paula Bronson, Terry Castillo and Heather Kahoun and Superintendent Dr. Mark Shanoff (at left) model their new symbolic matching sneakers. PHOTO/DEBBIE DANIEL

Osceola School Board members Bethzaida Garcia, Anthony Cook, Paula Bronson, Terry Castillo and Heather Kahoun and Superintendent Dr. Mark Shanoff (at left) model their new symbolic matching sneakers. PHOTO/DEBBIE DANIEL

New School Board gets off to the right shoe—er, foot; Garcia, Cook, Bronson sworn in

Debbie Daniel
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
The three newly elected Osceola County School Board members, Bethzaida Garcia, Anthony Cook, and Paula Bronson, were sworn in on Tuesday, joining existing members Terry Castillo and Heather Kahoun.
Lana Fellows, a St. Cloud High 2024 graduate, who was accomplished in academic settings and off the ground, was identified as the victim of Sunday night crash in St. Cloud, online reports say. PHOTO/ST. CLOUD GOLDEN GIRLS FACEBOOK

Lana Fellows, a St. Cloud High 2024 graduate, who was accomplished in academic settings and off the ground, was identified as the victim of Sunday night crash in St. Cloud, online reports say. PHOTO/ST. CLOUD GOLDEN GIRLS FACEBOOK

Woman killed in Sunday Nolte Road crash identified as bright, recent St. Cloud High grad

Staff Report
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Tributes are pouring in for a local 19-year-old killed in a crash in St. Cloud Sunday night.Lana Fellows was a student at William & Mary University after having graduated from St. Cloud High School in 2024.
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Hitting the highway for the holiday? Gas prices tick up

Staff Report
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
AAA expects Thanksgiving travel to set new records across the board, with nearly 4.5 million Floridians expected to take a trip of 50 miles or more. As more than 4.1 million prepare to take a road trip, they should expect to pay more at the pump than they did last year, the Auto Group said.
Video from a Sheriff's helicopter shows deputies using a fire extinguisher to put out flames on Jean Barreto at an Orange County Wawa in a Feb. 27, 2022 incident. PHOTO/OSCEOLA CO. SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Video from a Sheriff's helicopter shows deputies using a fire extinguisher to put out flames on Jean Barreto at an Orange County Wawa in a Feb. 27, 2022 incident. PHOTO/OSCEOLA CO. SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Osceola deputy charged in 2022 Wawa fire that burned suspect found not guilty

Ken Jackson
Sunday, November 24, 2024
An Osceola County Sheriff's deputy charged with negligence in a February 2022 gas station fire started by a taser was fount not guilty Friday by an Orange County jury.
The Osceola County Sheriff's Office is pursuing first-degree murder charges against Kelsey Glover after it says she drowned her daughter in a bathtub, causing her death. PHOTO/OSCEOLA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

The Osceola County Sheriff's Office is pursuing first-degree murder charges against Kelsey Glover after it says she drowned her daughter in a bathtub, causing her death. PHOTO/OSCEOLA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Murder charges filed against Poinciana mother police say killed daughter in bathtub

Ken Jackson
Friday, November 22, 2024
The Osceola County Sheriff's Office says it is pursuing murder charges against a Poinciana mother who deputies say drowned her 14-year-old daughter in a bathtub on Wednesday.
If you’re frequently using local toll roads like Florida’s Turnpike and Osceola and Poinciana Parkways, you’ll continue to save money on your tolls through the state’s Toll Relief Program. FILE PHOTO

If you’re frequently using local toll roads like Florida’s Turnpike and Osceola and Poinciana Parkways, you’ll continue to save money on your tolls through the state’s Toll Relief Program. FILE PHOTO

Frequent toll road drivers save $247 million, FDOT says

Staff Report
Friday, November 22, 2024
Drive enough on Florida’s toll roads, get half off your tolls; seems like a heck of a deal for having a transponder.Florida’s Toll Relief Program, which was in place much of 2022 to provide financial relief to Florida’s commuters, returned in April 2024.
Kelsey Glover is led to a squad car to take her to the Osceola County Jail Wednesday. She's been charged with aggravated assault and battery following her teen daughter's death. OSCEOLA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE

Kelsey Glover is led to a squad car to take her to the Osceola County Jail Wednesday. She's been charged with aggravated assault and battery following her teen daughter's death. OSCEOLA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE

Poinciana mother arrested after deputies say she held teen daughter's head underwater in bathtub

News Staff
Thursday, November 21, 2024
A woman is under arrest and held at the Osceola County Jail after Osceola Sheriff's deputies say she held her 14-year-old daughter's head under water in a bathtub at their Poinciana home Wednesday morning.
Democrat leaders raised concerns that Pam Bondi will assist the president-elect in dismantling the Affordable Care Act.

Democrat leaders raised concerns that Pam Bondi will assist the president-elect in dismantling the Affordable Care Act.

Trump taps Pam Bondi for Attorney General

Jim Turner
Thursday, November 21, 2024
News Service of Florida: Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who was part of President-elect Donald Trump’s defense team during his first impeachment trial, was nominated Thursday by Trump to serve as U.S. attorney general.
/gaetz.house.gov/sites/gaetz.hoFormer Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz has ended his controversial bid to become U.S. attorney general. PHOTO/IKE HAYMAN

/gaetz.house.gov/sites/gaetz.hoFormer Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz has ended his controversial bid to become U.S. attorney general. PHOTO/IKE HAYMAN

Matt Gaetz ends Attorney General bid

Jim Turner
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Amid scrutiny over an unreleased House ethics report, former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz on Thursday ended his controversial bid to become U.S. attorney general.The move came as Northwest Florida politicians have started to line up to seek Gaetz’ old U.S.
Osceola County college students graduated this fall from University of Maryland Global Campus.

Osceola County college students graduated this fall from University of Maryland Global Campus.

College honors for local scholars

News Staff
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Here is a list of achievements by Osceola County college students from institutions out of the area, as reported by Merit Pages News:University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) graduated more than 3,200 students worldwide in the summer 2024 term,including:Deion Pelaez-Ocasio (Associate of Arts),...
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