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Saving the 7.5% sales tax on Back to School supplies starts Monday.

Saving the 7.5% sales tax on Back to School supplies starts Monday.

Parents, start your wallets — Back-to-school tax holiday starts earlier this year

Debbie Daniel
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Sorry kids … but the run toward the 2026-27 school year, which starts in less than a month, picks up the pace big time next week when parents can start saving money in their back-to-school budgets this Monday, thanks to the Florida Legislature’s decision to move the annual Back-to-School Sales Tax...
IN THE NEWS — How to help build I-4 through Osceola; KUA's new budget

IN THE NEWS — How to help build I-4 through Osceola; KUA's new budget

IN THE NEWS — How to help build I-4 through Osceola; KUA's new budget

News Staff
Thursday, July 16, 2026
See the work on I-4 Moving Forward? Here's how to help build itIf you’ve been on Interstate 4 through Osceola County recently, you’ve seen construction crews expanding it through the Moving I-4 Forward program.Wanna help build it? … Or roads like it?
Nicolas Alexander Lopez

Nicolas Alexander Lopez

Homicide arrest warrant obtained in Kissimmee death

Kristin Hurst
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Kissimmee Police obtained an arrest warrant Tuesday for Nicolas Alexander Lopez in connection with the death of a 71-year-old man last month.According to police, officers located 71-year-old Charles Harper in the backyard of a home on Heather Way on Jun 25 with trauma to his face.
A website links to 2021 reporting by WFTV 9 that says Circuit Court Judge Mikaela Nix released a murder suspect from Osceola County jail without bond because she didn't verify the number of days his attorney claimed he'd been in jail without charges being filed when he asked for his client to be released. (Graphic via VoxPopuli)

A website links to 2021 reporting by WFTV 9 that says Circuit Court Judge Mikaela Nix released a murder suspect from Osceola County jail without bond because she didn't verify the number of days his attorney claimed he'd been in jail without charges being filed when he asked for his client to be released. (Graphic via VoxPopuli)

Oppo website aims to boot Judge Nix from bench

News Staff
Monday, July 13, 2026
By Norine DworkinVoxPopuliThis story, which originally appeared at Winter Garden VoxPopuli, is part of the News Collaborative of Central Florida, an initiative of independent local news outlets working towards a more informed and engaged Central Florida.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) passed away from what his family, office and medical officials called a "brief and sudden illness" late Saturday night. (Photo/U.S. Senate)

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) passed away from what his family, office and medical officials called a "brief and sudden illness" late Saturday night. (Photo/U.S. Senate)

U.S., world leaders react to sudden passing of Sen. Lindsey Graham

Staff Report
Monday, July 13, 2026
Tributes have been flowing in — and plans to fill his Senate seat have been put in motions — since the announcement from overnight late Saturday that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) passed away from what his family, office and medical officials called a "brief and sudden illness".
The Orlando Sentinel and other local news organizations are collaborating on a voters guide for Florida’s August primary. (Graphic/News Collaborative of Central Florida)

The Orlando Sentinel and other local news organizations are collaborating on a voters guide for Florida’s August primary. (Graphic/News Collaborative of Central Florida)

News-Gazette partnering with Collaborative on Voter’s Guide

News Staff
Friday, July 10, 2026
The Orlando SentinelThe Osceola News-Gazette is partnering with six other local news outlets to create a Voting Central Florida Voters Guide for the August primary election.
An Osceola County jury on Wednesday found Orlando pastor Eddy Noelsaint, 54, guilty on all four counts in a sexual battery case involving a church member who told deputies she was assaulted in 2022 during what she believed was a spiritual ritual.

An Osceola County jury on Wednesday found Orlando pastor Eddy Noelsaint, 54, guilty on all four counts in a sexual battery case involving a church member who told deputies she was assaulted in 2022 during what she believed was a spiritual ritual.

Pastor found guilty in 2022 Osceola sex case

Kristin Hurst
Friday, July 10, 2026
An Osceola County jury on Wednesday found Orlando pastor Eddy Noelsaint, 54, guilty on all four counts in a sexual battery case involving a church member who told deputies she was assaulted during what she believed was a spiritual ritual.
A 25-year-old man from Kissimmee was killed early Friday morning when Florida Highway Patrol troopers say his car collided with a construction truck in Seminole County.

A 25-year-old man from Kissimmee was killed early Friday morning when Florida Highway Patrol troopers say his car collided with a construction truck in Seminole County.

Kissimmee man killed in early Friday 417 crash

News Staff
Friday, July 10, 2026
A 25-year-old man from Kissimmee was killed early Friday morning when Florida Highway Patrol troopers say his car collided with a construction truck in Seminole County.According to the FHP report, the man was headed northbound on State Road 417 just north of Aloma Avenue around 12:45 a.m.
Here’s a list of honors earned by Osceola County scholars at out-of-the-area universities or institutions, as reported by Merit Pages News.

Here’s a list of honors earned by Osceola County scholars at out-of-the-area universities or institutions, as reported by Merit Pages News.

Academic honors for local scholars

News Staff
Friday, July 10, 2026
Here’s a list of honors earned by Osceola County scholars at out-of-the-area universities or institutions, as reported by Merit Pages News:Florida Connections Academy, a tuition-free online public-school program, celebrated 531 graduates from across the state during its commencement ceremony on May...
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