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A suspect brandished this handgun at St. Cloud Police officers early Sunday morning, and he was subsequently shot. (Photo/St. Cloud Police)

A suspect brandished this handgun at St. Cloud Police officers early Sunday morning, and he was subsequently shot. (Photo/St. Cloud Police)

St. Cloud police shoot and kill suspect with long rap sheet Sunday morning

Ken Jackson
Sunday, December 14, 2025
St. Cloud Police officers shot and killed a man in his 20s early Sunday morning they say has two-dozen arrests on his record who pulled a gun on them after a short chase.At a press conference later in the morning, St.
Reynard Tyrone Hough, 33, was arrested Saturday and charged with child neglect with great bodily harm after Sheriff's detectives noted he fell asleep holding a toddler in a hot tub who was later died. (Mugshot/Osceola County Jail)

Reynard Tyrone Hough, 33, was arrested Saturday and charged with child neglect with great bodily harm after Sheriff's detectives noted he fell asleep holding a toddler in a hot tub who was later died. (Mugshot/Osceola County Jail)

Sheriff's Office arrests father after toddler drowns in west Osceola County hot tub

News Staff
Sunday, December 14, 2025
A Washington D.C. man was arrested after the Osceola County Sheriff's Office says his daughter drowned in a hot tub while with him after he fell asleep.Reynard Tyrone Hough, 33, was arrested Saturday and charged with child neglect with great bodily harm.
A Kissimmee man was killed in a crash on the eastbound lanes of State Road 528 in Brevard County, the Florida Highway Patrol reports.

A Kissimmee man was killed in a crash on the eastbound lanes of State Road 528 in Brevard County, the Florida Highway Patrol reports.

Kissimmee man killed in S.R. 528 crash in Brevard while standing outside his vehicle, FHP reports

News Staff
Friday, December 12, 2025
A 56-year-old Kissimmee man was killed Friday morning in Brevard County when another motorist struck him and his vehicle on the side of the road, the Florida Highway Patrol said.The incident occurred in the eastbound lanes of State Road 528 (Beachline Expressway) near State Road 401 just after 9 a.
The top jackpot for Saturday's near-nationwide Powerball drawing has again reached the $1 billion mark.

The top jackpot for Saturday's near-nationwide Powerball drawing has again reached the $1 billion mark.

A billion bucks up for grabs again in Powerball? When's the drawing, how to win

News Staff
Friday, December 12, 2025
SUNDAY UPDATE:Another Powerball drawing, another rollover to Monday night.Nobody claimed the top prize and matched all white ball numbers (1, 28, 31, 57, 58) and the red Power Ball (16) Saturday night, meaning Monday night's top prize will be an estimated $1.1 billion, with a cash value of $503.
In his final budget proposal, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday rolled out a $117.36 billion plan for the 2026-2027 fiscal year that includes increased money for teachers and law-enforcement officers.

In his final budget proposal, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday rolled out a $117.36 billion plan for the 2026-2027 fiscal year that includes increased money for teachers and law-enforcement officers.

DeSantis’s proposed state budget tops $117 billion

Jim Turner
Friday, December 12, 2025
News Service of Florida -- In his final budget proposal, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday rolled out a $117.36 billion plan for the 2026-2027 fiscal year that includes increased money for teachers and law-enforcement officers.
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 11, 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.
The Ramirez family—mother Karina, father Joel and now 2-year-old Jalen got a Healthy Start to life, familyhood and parenthood thanks to the Osceola County non-profit, which held its annual awards ceremony Tuesday, below. (Photo/Ken Jackson)

The Ramirez family—mother Karina, father Joel and now 2-year-old Jalen got a Healthy Start to life, familyhood and parenthood thanks to the Osceola County non-profit, which held its annual awards ceremony Tuesday, below. (Photo/Ken Jackson)

Healthy Start primed to help more Osceola parents, babies in 2026

Ken Jackson
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Healthy Start of Osceola County stands ready to help expecting mothers and parents of newborns make sure everything is okay.Thanks to community partnerships, this non-profit, one of 32 such coalitions in the state, is poised to help even more mothers, fathers and newborns in Osceola County.
Navy veteran Pat Rudd, left, during World War II (Photo/Rudd Family) and being honored for her contributions at a recent Silver Spurs Rodeo (Photo/Taylor McFee).

Navy veteran Pat Rudd, left, during World War II (Photo/Rudd Family) and being honored for her contributions at a recent Silver Spurs Rodeo (Photo/Taylor McFee).

Fair winds and following seas to World War II Navy veteran Pat Rudd

Terry Lloyd
Thursday, December 11, 2025
If you have spent any time at all around the Osceola veterans community, you most likely met or at least saw St. Cloud resident Dorothy “Pat” Rudd, who recently passed away at age 104.She was a steady presence. Born in Illinois in 1921, she enlisted in the U.S.
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