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Police have also made an arrest in a July 11 deadly stabbing at the Days Inn on West Vine Street near Hoagland Boulevard. Detectives identified Jihad Scott, 32, and Keith Swinton Jr, 26, as the suspects in the stabbing of Javaris Florestial. Swinton has been arrested and booked into the Osceola County Jail, while police say Scott remains at large.

Police have also made an arrest in a July 11 deadly stabbing at the Days Inn on West Vine Street near Hoagland Boulevard. Detectives identified Jihad Scott, 32, and Keith Swinton Jr, 26, as the suspects in the stabbing of Javaris Florestial. Swinton has been arrested and booked into the Osceola County Jail, while police say Scott remains at large.

Kissimmee Police make arrests in July shooting, stabbing

Staff Report
Friday, July 31, 2026
The Kissimmee Police Department announced arrests made in two cases, a shooting and a stabbing, that occurred in the month of JulyYosber Capriles Barrios, 19, has been arrested and charged with with three counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
Osceola Council on Aging seniors offer words of wisdom and encouragement to local students for the upcoming school year. The notes and school supplies will fill backpacks that Northbridge University will give out at their Back-to-School Event on August 1. (Photo/Debbie Daniel)

Osceola Council on Aging seniors offer words of wisdom and encouragement to local students for the upcoming school year. The notes and school supplies will fill backpacks that Northbridge University will give out at their Back-to-School Event on August 1. (Photo/Debbie Daniel)

Kissimmee seniors bridge generations with encouraging back-to-school notes

Debbie Daniel
Friday, July 31, 2026
Bridging generations in Osceola County, seniors at the Osceola Council on Aging in Kissimmee are helping kick off the new school year on a positive note.
The voter guide provides a nonpartisan overview of where candidates running city, county, state, U.S. federal and judicial offices, and where they stand on a variety of issues important to voters in Osceola County.

The voter guide provides a nonpartisan overview of where candidates running city, county, state, U.S. federal and judicial offices, and where they stand on a variety of issues important to voters in Osceola County.

News Collaborative of Central Florida releases first-ever Voter Guide ahead of 2026 primary election

News Collaborative Of Central Florida
Thursday, July 30, 2026
For the first time, and in coordination with six other area media outlets, the Osceola News-Gazette has launched its 2026 voter guide as part of the News Collaborative of Central Florida (NCCF), a collective of independent local news outlets and aligned partners working toward a more informed and...
Muhammad, now 21, was 17 years old at the time of the killing but was prosecuted as an adult. He is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 9.

Muhammad, now 21, was 17 years old at the time of the killing but was prosecuted as an adult. He is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 9.

Jury convicts man in 2022 killing of Kissimmee teen

Kristin Hurst
Thursday, July 30, 2026
A jury on Wednesday found Anas Muhammad guilty of first-degree murder in the 2022 killing of 16-year-old Paola Pagan-Malave, who was attacked while walking to her school bus stop near her Kissimmee apartment.
Kissimmee City Attorney Olga Sanchez de Fuentes (far left) and Mayor Jackie Espinosa (far right) discuss the reasoning behind the mayor's motion to terminate the attorney prior to the vote at the Feb. 3 City Commission meeting. (File Photo)

Kissimmee City Attorney Olga Sanchez de Fuentes (far left) and Mayor Jackie Espinosa (far right) discuss the reasoning behind the mayor's motion to terminate the attorney prior to the vote at the Feb. 3 City Commission meeting. (File Photo)

Former Kissimmee attorney files wrongful termination suit

Ken Jackson
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Kissimmee’s former city attorney who was terminated by a City Commission vote in February has sued the city for her wrongful termination.
Nineteen students from Osceola County high schools graduated last week from the iBuild Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program at Osceola Technical College’s St. Cloud Campus. (Photo/David Chivers)

Nineteen students from Osceola County high schools graduated last week from the iBuild Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program at Osceola Technical College’s St. Cloud Campus. (Photo/David Chivers)

Can iBuild it? Yes, these Osceola grads can!

David Chivers
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Nineteen students from Osceola County high schools graduated last week from the iBuild Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program at Osceola Technical College’s St. Cloud Campus.
NEWS BRIEFS — School District Transportation Hotline opening; St. Cloud Main Street earns state awards

NEWS BRIEFS — School District Transportation Hotline opening; St. Cloud Main Street earns state awards

NEWS BRIEFS — School District Transportation Hotline opening; St. Cloud Main Street earns state awards

News Staff
Thursday, July 30, 2026
School District Transportation Hotline opens Aug. 3To help families prepare for the new school year, the Osceola School District’s Transportation Services Parent Hotline—407-483-3673— will open for calls in both English and Spanish at 6 a.m. on Monday, Aug.
Beyond Pregnancy Care Center, a nonprofit that provides counseling, support, and practical help to local parents is approaching a decade since its start in 2017. (Photo/Ming Henry)

Beyond Pregnancy Care Center, a nonprofit that provides counseling, support, and practical help to local parents is approaching a decade since its start in 2017. (Photo/Ming Henry)

Beyond Pregnancy Care Center seeks ‘hope beyond the crisis’

Ming Henry
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Beyond Pregnancy Care Center (BPC), a nonprofit that provides counseling, support, and practical help to local parents is approaching a decade since its start in 2017.
Harmony High alum and lifelong Osceola County resident Kendyll Brown, the Harmony Middle School’s agricultural teacher, has been named the 2027 Florida Teacher of the Year by the Florida Department of Education. (Photo/Fla. Dept. of Education)

Harmony High alum and lifelong Osceola County resident Kendyll Brown, the Harmony Middle School’s agricultural teacher, has been named the 2027 Florida Teacher of the Year by the Florida Department of Education. (Photo/Fla. Dept. of Education)

Harmony Middle's Kyndall Brown named Florida Teacher of the Year

Ken Jackson
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
One of Osceola County's own is Florida's newest statewide Teacher of the Year.
The city of Kissimmee's flood prevention efforts, many coming since Hurricane Ian flooded large portions of the city i n 2022,

The city of Kissimmee's flood prevention efforts, many coming since Hurricane Ian flooded large portions of the city i n 2022,

Have flood insurance in Kissimmee? You might be getting a discount — here's how

News Staff
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
The City of Kissimmee reported this week it has been notified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that it has improved its National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS) classification from Class 7 to Class 5.What's that mean?
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