By Fallan Patterson
For the News-Gazette

Missing Fort Bragg soldier Kelli Bordeaux, who hailed from St. Cloud, was declared dead this week by authorities just one year after she went missing, enabling her family to collect her military benefits.

By Ken Jackson
Staff Writer

Osceola County has some effective law enforcement units as proved by the latest statistics from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

But, the county also has some vigilant residents willing to take ownership of their communities — according to local law enforcement officials.

Local governments and utilities have a message for residents this Monday:

A Kissimmee man was killed early Friday morning after he drove his car off the roadway near The Loop and into a retention pond, where it sunk, authorities said.

By Rick Pedone
Sports Editor

The scoreboard did not tell a happy tale for any of the the three Osceola County high school football teams that played spring games Thursday.

Florida Highway Patrol has identified the two victims of a fiery single-car crash at Cypress Parkway and Doverplum Avenue near Poinciana on Sunday.