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As the scheduled end of the legislative session nears and committees are slated to stop meeting after Tuesday, some bills that had a fighting chance in January are now on life support. (Getty Images via News Service of Florida)

As the scheduled end of the legislative session nears and committees are slated to stop meeting after Tuesday, some bills that had a fighting chance in January are now on life support. (Getty Images via News Service of Florida)

Five bills struggling as legislative session nears end

Ana Goñi-Lessan News Service of FloridaTALLAHASSEE – As the scheduled end of the legislative session nears and committees are slated to stop meeting after Tuesday, some bills that had a fighting chance in January are now on life support.
Local roads will be used for detours around a closure of Championsgate Boulevard underneath I-4 for much of the month of March. (Graphic/FDOT)

Local roads will be used for detours around a closure of Championsgate Boulevard underneath I-4 for much of the month of March. (Graphic/FDOT)

Traffic Alert: see when ChampionsGate Boulevard at I-4 will close

The Florida Department of Transportation is scheduled to close both eastbound and westbound ChampionsGate Boulevard (County Road 532) under Interstate 4 overnight starting Monday, March 2, through Tuesday, March 17. The closures will be Sunday through Thursday nights from 10 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Osceola County Commissioner Cheryl Grieb with the Gray family at Thursday's official dedication of Bishop Gary D. Gray Park at Marydia Neighborhood Park. (Photo/Osceola County)

Osceola County Commissioner Cheryl Grieb with the Gray family at Thursday's official dedication of Bishop Gary D. Gray Park at Marydia Neighborhood Park. (Photo/Osceola County)

Osceola County's newest Bishop Gary D. Gray Park honors community leader

An Osceola County park in Kissimmee now honors a longtime community activist.A Tampa Avenue community park on the north side of town was dedicated as Bishop Gary D. Gray Park at Marydia Neighborhood Park Thursday.
Ahmad Bojeh, the man prosecutors allege gunned down three tourists staying next door to his Kissimmee home in January, is scheduled for a competency hearing in his case on April 20.

Ahmad Bojeh, the man prosecutors allege gunned down three tourists staying next door to his Kissimmee home in January, is scheduled for a competency hearing in his case on April 20.

Man with past formally charged with murder January shooting

A grand jury has levied first-degree murder charges against the man police say shot three Midwest visitors to death outside a west Kissimmee home in January.
The Osceola County Sheriff's Office released a still photo of an off-duty deputy hired by Walmart for added security chasing the armed under-age male in Thursday night's shooting. (Photo/Osceola County Sheriff's Office)

The Osceola County Sheriff's Office released a still photo of an off-duty deputy hired by Walmart for added security chasing the armed under-age male in Thursday night's shooting. (Photo/Osceola County Sheriff's Office)

Sheriff’s Office: suspect killed in Poinciana Walmart incident was 16

The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office reported Friday that the suspect killed in a shooting Thursday night at the Walmart on Cypress Parkway had just turned 16 on Dec. 30.
Scene from the March for Meals St. Patrick’s Day 5k Run/Walk at Kissimmee Lakefront Park in 2025. The Osceola Council on Aging expects more than the 600 walkers, joggers and runners who participated last year. (Photo/Osceola Council on Aging)

Scene from the March for Meals St. Patrick’s Day 5k Run/Walk at Kissimmee Lakefront Park in 2025. The Osceola Council on Aging expects more than the 600 walkers, joggers and runners who participated last year. (Photo/Osceola Council on Aging)

Council’s Corner — Annual 5K key part of local March for Meals effort

For the past 21 years, the Osceola Council on Aging has held its March for Meals St. Patrick’s 5k Run/Walk fundraising event to support our largest social service program, Meals on Wheels (MOW).
The News Collaborative of Central Florida, a collective of independent local news outlets and aligned partners, has launched a new show, "Talking Central Florida," hosted by local journalist Steve Mort.

The News Collaborative of Central Florida, a collective of independent local news outlets and aligned partners, has launched a new show, "Talking Central Florida," hosted by local journalist Steve Mort.

News Collaborative of Central Florida launches news program

The News Collaborative of Central Florida, a collective of independent local news outlets and aligned partners, including the Osceola News-Gazette, working toward a more informed and engaged Central Florida, has launched a new show, "Talking Central Florida," hosted by local journalist Steve Mort.
Thanks to quick work by the response care team at Orlando Health Emergency Room—Osceola, César Díaz Lira (fourth from left in front) was able to later reunite with that team that saved his life. (Photo/Orlando Health)

Thanks to quick work by the response care team at Orlando Health Emergency Room—Osceola, César Díaz Lira (fourth from left in front) was able to later reunite with that team that saved his life. (Photo/Orlando Health)

NEWS BRIEFS — Lake Tohopekaliga Road public meeting; Supervisor of Elections notice; Happy reunion at Orlando Health ER

Pubic meeting on Lake Tohopekaliga Road improvementsOsceola County will hold a Public Meeting regarding the Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study for Lake Tohopekaliga Road on Thursday, March 5 at 5:30 p.m. at the St. Cloud Community Center.