Protestors came out by the dozens to protest against the policies of President Donald Trump at Saturday's "No Kings" protest along John Young Parkway in Kissimmee. (Photo/Larry Griffin)
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House Budget Chairman Lawrence McClure, in tie, and Senate Appropriations Chairman Ed Hooper, right, discuss the state budget. (NSF Photo/Jim Turner)
State budget poised for Monday vote
Jim Turner
News Service of Florida: Six weeks after the state budget was expected to be completed, legislative leaders Friday finished negotiating details of a spending plan for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and set the stage for the House and Senate to vote on Monday.
Sunday, June 15, 2025
A new traffic light, serving a new shopping area, is in service on North Orange Blossom Trail at Country Road. The light at Osceola Parkway is immediately north of that. (Photo/Ken Jackson)
New traffic light in service; will change patterns around OBT, Osceola Parkway
News Staff
A note just in time for the evening commute: a new traffic light went operational Friday morning at North Orange Blossom Trail at Country Boulevard, the Florida Department of Transportation reminds motorists.
Friday, June 13, 2025
In response to comments about the city’s pause on proclamation, St. Cloud Deputy Mayor Shawn Fletcher was stripped of that title Thursday. (Photo/City of St. Cloud)
St. Cloud Council votes to replace Deputy Mayor Fletcher
Debbie Daniel
Tensions boiled over at Thursday night’s St. Cloud City Council meeting as a sharp rift between Mayor Chris Robertson and Deputy Mayor Shawn Fletcher took center stage, overshadowing the evening’s agenda.
Friday, June 13, 2025
Osceola News-Gazette
Deputies fatally shoot armed, naked 18-year-old man, Sheriff's Office reports
News Staff
Osceola County Sheriff's Office deputies were involved in a shooting, the agency said, that resulted in the dead of an 18-year-old man. The incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. in the Pine Glen subdivision, a new neighborhood off East U.S. Highway 192 south and east of Old Melbourne Highway.
Friday, June 13, 2025
Kissimmee Utility Authority accepts its second American Public Power Association E.F. Scattergood System Achievement Award during the American Public Power Association’s National Conference in New Orleans. (Photo/KUA)
KUA earns national achievement, welcomes new board member
Staff Report
KUA keeps the power on, and you see them at a number of community events. Now, the utility has been honored for its work.Kissimmee Utility Authority announced this week it was, for the second time, the recipient of an American Public Power Association E.F. Scattergood System Achievement Award.
Friday, June 13, 2025
A 40-year-old Kissimmee woman is dead after FHP says an unknown vehicle struck her on Florida Parkway not far from Parkway Middle School.
UPDATE — FHP makes arrest in Wednesday morning deadly BVL hit and run crash
News Staff
9 P.M. THURSDAY — The Florida Highway Patrol has made an arrest in the deadly hit-and-run crash in Buenaventura Lakes Wednesday morning that took the life of a 40-year-old Kissimmee woman jogging on Florida Parkway.
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Jailed Osceola Sheriff Marcos Lopez's law enforcement tenure has seen its share of controversy. (File Photo)
Lopez’s arrest not first time under scrutiny
Debbie Daniel
While Sheriff Marcos Lopez has expanded enforcement and community engagement in and with the Osceola County Sheriff ’s Office since taking on the role after the 2020 election, his Osceola law enforcement tenure has also seen its share of controversy Here are some of the details:In 2017, then Sgt.
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Thanks to HB 1365, people who are homeless now face the real possibility of being arrested for not complying with law enforcement orders to vacate a sleeping place in public space. (Photo/WKMG)
Vanishing Point: Are Florida’s homeless being counted or just pushed out of sight?
Donovan Myrie
This story, which originally appeared at ClickOrlando, is part of a collaborative initiative of independent local news outlets working towards a more informed and engaged Central Florida.
Thursday, June 12, 2025
President Jonathan Gooch and Celeste Gooch. (Photos/Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Expanding Latter-day Saints sees growth, new leadership
Submitted By The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints
Following substantial membership growth in congregations across Polk, Osceola and Orange counties, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the formation of a new stake, which is similar to a Catholic diocese.The announcement included several leadership changes for the Church.
Thursday, June 12, 2025
