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Only local traffic will be able to use parts of Buenaventura Boulevard overnights this week. (Graphic/Osceola County)

Only local traffic will be able to use parts of Buenaventura Boulevard overnights this week. (Graphic/Osceola County)

Buenaventura Boulevard to close part of this week — see where and when

Staff Report
Sunday, December 7, 2025
As traffic already often snarls on that stretch of Simpson Road due to widening construction, please be aware of this road closure this week. Buenaventura Boulevard will be closed at Simpson Road from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 7 through Thursday, Dec. 11.
A Kissimmee woman died early Saturday morning when the motorcycle she was riding as a passenger was struck by another vehicle on South Orange Blossom Trail, Florida Highway Patrol reports.

A Kissimmee woman died early Saturday morning when the motorcycle she was riding as a passenger was struck by another vehicle on South Orange Blossom Trail, Florida Highway Patrol reports.

Kissimmee woman killed in Saturday morning rear-end motorcycle crash

News Staff
Saturday, December 6, 2025
 A Kissimmee woman died early Saturday morning when the motorcycle she was riding as a passenger was struck by another vehicle on South Orange Blossom Trail, Florida Highway Patrol reports.The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. west of Pleasant Hill Road near Good Samaritan Village.
A suspect who barricaded himself in a Kissimmee apartment broadcast himself holding a gun to his head in a bathroom on Facebook Live most of the day Friday. (Facebook)

A suspect who barricaded himself in a Kissimmee apartment broadcast himself holding a gun to his head in a bathroom on Facebook Live most of the day Friday. (Facebook)

Viral social media videos document 11-hour standoff turned fatal at Kissimmee apartment complex

Ken Jackson
Friday, December 5, 2025
A suspect who barricaded himself in a residential unit of a Kissimmee apartment complex Friday morning kept Osceola County Sheriff's Office crisis negotiators at bay for nearly 11 hours with a gun pointed at his head before he fired the weapon, and deputies returned fire.
The lawsuit, filed in 2024, alleges that the company has violated a law known as the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. But attorneys for Meta argued in last week’s petition that the case should be tossed out.

The lawsuit, filed in 2024, alleges that the company has violated a law known as the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. But attorneys for Meta argued in last week’s petition that the case should be tossed out.

Meta seeks to scuttle state’s lawsuit

Jim Saunders
Friday, December 5, 2025
News Service of Florida — Meta Platforms, Inc., has gone to an appeals court after a circuit judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Florida Attorney General's Office alleging that features of Facebook and Instagram are harmful to children and that the company engaged in misrepresentation.
Four proposed constitutional amendments aimed at reducing property taxes for homeowners continued moving forward Tuesday in the Florida House, despite concerns about how they could hit funding for local services.

Four proposed constitutional amendments aimed at reducing property taxes for homeowners continued moving forward Tuesday in the Florida House, despite concerns about how they could hit funding for local services.

House panel backs property tax proposals

Jim Turner
Friday, December 5, 2025
News Service of Florida — Four proposed constitutional amendments aimed at reducing property taxes for homeowners continued moving forward Tuesday in the Florida House, despite concerns about how they could hit funding for local services.
County and library officials cut the ribbon Tuesday on OLLie – the new Osceola Library Link van, fully equipped to serve as a Library on the Move to places not near existing libraries. (Photo/David Chivers)

County and library officials cut the ribbon Tuesday on OLLie – the new Osceola Library Link van, fully equipped to serve as a Library on the Move to places not near existing libraries. (Photo/David Chivers)

OLLie puts Osceola Library on the move — could it be coming to you?

David Chivers
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Under bright skies and with a gathering of staff and supporters, the Osceola Library unveiled OLLie – the new Osceola Library Link van, fully equipped to serve as a Library on the Move, at a ribbon cutting held Tuesday at the Buenaventura Lakes Library,“OLLie represents an exciting step forward in...
St. Cloud Police Chief Doug Goerke showed off the agency’s new Drone as First Responder program, which can provide officers with real-time information on an incident before they arrive there. (Photos/Ken Jackson)

St. Cloud Police Chief Doug Goerke showed off the agency’s new Drone as First Responder program, which can provide officers with real-time information on an incident before they arrive there. (Photos/Ken Jackson)

Eye in the Sky in the Cloud

Ken Jackson
Thursday, December 4, 2025
In the first responder line of work, when seconds count, it is helpful to get eyes on a scene as quickly as possible, to relay information directly to responding officers.Thanks to technological advances, those eyes are available—and the St. Cloud Police Department has them.
Florida — and the rest of the continental U.S. — was spared from a hurricane landfall. (Graphic/National Hurricane Center)

Florida — and the rest of the continental U.S. — was spared from a hurricane landfall. (Graphic/National Hurricane Center)

In Florida, quiet on the coast—for a change

Ken Jackson
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Bottled water, canned goods, flashlights and batteries.Unless you really wanted to use them this past summer and fall, you should have a solid supply for the 2026 hurricane season.
Commissioner Brandon Arrington, named board chairperson for the coming year, presents Osceola County IT Director Rich Van Natta an award for 40 years with the county. (Photo/Osceola County)

Commissioner Brandon Arrington, named board chairperson for the coming year, presents Osceola County IT Director Rich Van Natta an award for 40 years with the county. (Photo/Osceola County)

Arrington named County Commission chair

Ken Jackson
Thursday, December 4, 2025
A newcomer, a 40-year employee and a six-time chairperson—they were all part of Monday’s County Commission meeting.
IN THE NEWS — Giving thanks for HCA Florida newborns; State Sen. Arrington remote office hours

IN THE NEWS — Giving thanks for HCA Florida newborns; State Sen. Arrington remote office hours

IN THE NEWS — Giving thanks for HCA Florida newborns; State Sen. Arrington remote office hours

News Staff
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Just in time for Thanksgiving, HCA Florida Healthcare’s Osceola County hospitals welcomed a pair of new little ones to the world.Baby girl Rosaley celebrated her first Thanksgiving being loved and cared for in HCA Florida Osceola Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
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