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Drivers wishing to use eastbound County Road 532 at I-4 Exit 58 overnights this week will have to use this detour. (Graphic/FDOT)

Drivers wishing to use eastbound County Road 532 at I-4 Exit 58 overnights this week will have to use this detour. (Graphic/FDOT)

Detour on eastbound County Road 532 at ChampionsGate I-4 exit; see when and how to get around it

Staff Report
Sunday, September 7, 2025
If your commute involves Osceola-Polk Line Road (Country Road 532) near Championsgate this week during the overnight hours, be aware of a Florida Department of Transportation project that will require a road closure.FDOT will close the eastbound lanes under Interstate 4 from 11:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
Two tickets, sold in Missouri and Texas, matched all six numbers in last night’s Powerball drawing and will split a $1.787 billion jackpot.

Two tickets, sold in Missouri and Texas, matched all six numbers in last night’s Powerball drawing and will split a $1.787 billion jackpot.

Winning Powerball tickets sold in Texas, Missouri; they'll split $1.787 billion jackpot

News Staff
Sunday, September 7, 2025
The billion-dollar excitement is over ... for now.Two tickets, sold in Missouri and Texas, matched all six numbers in last night’s Powerball drawing and will split a $1.787 billion jackpot. They matched the were white balls 11, 23, 44, 61, 62, and red Powerball 17. It was the second-largest U.S.
DeSantis said from his talks with Trump, the president is more concerned with vote-by-mail rules used in states without “adequate safeguards." (Graphic/VoteOsceola.gov)

DeSantis said from his talks with Trump, the president is more concerned with vote-by-mail rules used in states without “adequate safeguards." (Graphic/VoteOsceola.gov)

Florida OK on mail-in voting?

Jim Turner
Friday, September 5, 2025
News Service of Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis this week dismissed concerns Florida’s voting process would be affected by President Donald Trump’s push to abolish mail-in voting before the 2026 midterm elections.
One lucky Powerball winner could score themselves a billion dollars — before taxes, of course — Saturday night..

One lucky Powerball winner could score themselves a billion dollars — before taxes, of course — Saturday night..

Powerball jackpot up to $1.8 billion in Saturday's drawing after another rollover

Staff Report
Friday, September 5, 2025
SATURDAY: Go buy a ticket for tonight's Powerball drawing. The full value of the jackpot is now $1.8 billion after the 42nd rollover Wednesday.The jackpot has an estimated cash value of $826.4 million if a player takes the "lump sum" option.
The Osceola County Sheriff's Office seek Shahzaib Ahmed Khan, 33, for what they say is his role in the death of an Orlando man at a West U.S. 192 hotel. (Photo/Osceola County Sheriff's Office)

The Osceola County Sheriff's Office seek Shahzaib Ahmed Khan, 33, for what they say is his role in the death of an Orlando man at a West U.S. 192 hotel. (Photo/Osceola County Sheriff's Office)

UPDATE — Suspect wanted in Kissimmee fatal shooting captured in Orange County

News Staff
Friday, September 5, 2025
FRIDAY 12:30 A.M. UPDATE — The Osceola County Sheriff's Office announced late in the night that murder suspect Shahzaib Ahmed Khan was arrested in Orange County just before 11 p.m.Following a tip that came into the Osceola County Sheriff's Office around 9 p.m.
Shoppers will be able to avoid paying sales taxes on gun purchases from Monday through the end of the year. (Photo/Mike Exline, News Service of Florida)

Shoppers will be able to avoid paying sales taxes on gun purchases from Monday through the end of the year. (Photo/Mike Exline, News Service of Florida)

Tax breaks for guns, ammo teed up by Legislature

Jim Turner
Thursday, September 4, 2025
News Service of Florida — Starting Monday and running through the end of the year, Florida will provide a sales-tax exemption on a variety of hunting equipment, the first time a state tax “holiday” includes guns and ammunition.
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