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Pictured from left: Celebration Brewing Co-owner Frank Lozito, Help Now of Osceola Executive Director Tammy Douglass and Experience Kissimmee Chief of Destination Stewardship Jason Holic. (Photo/Jennifer Chalifoux)

Pictured from left: Celebration Brewing Co-owner Frank Lozito, Help Now of Osceola Executive Director Tammy Douglass and Experience Kissimmee Chief of Destination Stewardship Jason Holic. (Photo/Jennifer Chalifoux)

Experience Kissimmee names Help Now of Osceola its 2026 charitable partner

Jennifer Chalifoux
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
While Experience Kissimmee, the tourism marketing arm for Osceola County, works hard to bring tourists and other out-of-towners into town, it also works to strengthen the local community those folks are visiting.
Jesse Lee Larsen, 21

Jesse Lee Larsen, 21

St. Cloud man charged with possession of child pornography

News Staff
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
A St. Cloud man was arrested Tuesday as Osceola County Sheriff's deputies Jesse Lee Larsen, 21, was charged with three counts of possession of photo/video of sexual performance by a child and unlawful use of a two-way communication device. He was booked into the Osceola County Jail with no bond.
Sen. Tom Leek, R-Ormond Beach, filed a proposed "Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights" on Monday. (Photo/Colin Hackley, NSF File)

Sen. Tom Leek, R-Ormond Beach, filed a proposed "Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights" on Monday. (Photo/Colin Hackley, NSF File)

AI ‘Bill of Rights’ emerges in State Senate

Jim Turner
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
News Service of Florida — In a priority of Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Senate Republican on Monday filed a proposal dubbed the “Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights.”The proposal (Senate Bill 482), filed by Sen.
A St. Cloud man working to respond to another traffic incident was seriously injured in a Monday morning crash that took the life of his fellow worker, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

A St. Cloud man working to respond to another traffic incident was seriously injured in a Monday morning crash that took the life of his fellow worker, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

St. Cloud man seriously injured in deadly I-95 crash in Brevard County, FHP says

News Staff
Monday, December 22, 2025
A St. Cloud man working to respond to another traffic incident was seriously injured in a Monday morning crash that took the life of his fellow worker, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Tiffany Lee Griffith, 36, was arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse and was booked into the Osceola County Jail Friday. (Mugshot/Osceola County Jail)

Tiffany Lee Griffith, 36, was arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse and was booked into the Osceola County Jail Friday. (Mugshot/Osceola County Jail)

Fort Myers woman arrested after dunking child in resort pool out on bond

Ken Jackson
Monday, December 22, 2025
TUESDAY NIGHT UPDATE: After an appearance in front of a judge Tuesday morning, Tiffany Griffith, who had been held since her Friday arrest on no bond, was issued a $20,000 after the court found the state did not meet the burden of proof to keep her held on no bond.
Monday's Powerball drawing has pushed to the fifth-largest in U.S. lottery history. (Graphic/Powerball)

Monday's Powerball drawing has pushed to the fifth-largest in U.S. lottery history. (Graphic/Powerball)

Still rolling into Christmas — $1.7 billion now up for grabs in Powerball

Staff Report
Monday, December 22, 2025
TUESDAY UPDATE: Now we've got a potential billion-dollar drawing on Christmas Eve.Nobody matched all the Powerball number Monday night — the white balls of 3-18-36-41-54 and the red Powerball of 7. Nine tickets around the country did match all the while balls, including one sold in Florida.
The moral of the 2025 travel holiday story: it can be a happy one, if you pack your patience.

The moral of the 2025 travel holiday story: it can be a happy one, if you pack your patience.

AAA report: Holiday travel expected to set new record

Staff Report
Saturday, December 20, 2025
Heading out for the holidays, to a family’s house or a vacation spot?Just know you won’t be alone on the roads, in the skies and on the ships.AAA reported this week that it projects 122.4 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home over the 13-day year-end holiday period from Dec.
Body camera and helicopter surveillance showed how Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies detained a pair of suspects Tuesday they say carjacked a man at gunpoint earlier in the day. (Photos/Osceola County Sheriff’s Office)

Body camera and helicopter surveillance showed how Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies detained a pair of suspects Tuesday they say carjacked a man at gunpoint earlier in the day. (Photos/Osceola County Sheriff’s Office)

POLICE NEWS — Sheriff’s deputies arrest pair who stole car during meetup arranged online; Kissimmee motorcyclist killed in Friday morning crash

Ken Jackson
Friday, December 19, 2025
Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies apprehended two suspects they said carjacked and stole a car done through an online transaction, and reminds residents how to make these sales more safely.
Parton argued in the motion that Lopez-Marrero was not engaged in any criminal activity at the time, was in a place where he had a legal right to be and used force only after retreating and warning the victim multiple times. (Mugshot/Osceola County Jail)

Parton argued in the motion that Lopez-Marrero was not engaged in any criminal activity at the time, was in a place where he had a legal right to be and used force only after retreating and warning the victim multiple times. (Mugshot/Osceola County Jail)

Stand Your Ground ruling clears Osceola man; Child sex charges pending

Kristin Hurst
Friday, December 19, 2025
A Poinciana man has been cleared of a manslaughter charge in a May shooting after a judge found he acted in self-defense, but he still faces unrelated child sex charges.
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