At 5:19 pm., the Osceola Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reference to a shooting and responded to a home on Sheffield Circle in west Kissimmee. to find three people shot.
State Rep. Paula Stark showed the News-Gazette proof of election filings required to be on the 2026 ballot. (Submitted Photo)
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
In response to Florida’s Division of Elections and Department of State’s stance that State Rep. Paula Stark did not properly qualify for the 2026 election ballot, the two-term Republican said Tuesday she plans on suing the state boards for the right to run for re-election.
Louis Anthony Robles, a habitual traffic offender, was arrested Friday night after deputies witnessed the RV he was driving failed to maintain its lane on Osceola County. (Osceola County Jail mugshot)
The candidate qualifying period for candidates running in the 2026 election cycle closed Friday at noon, and the process has yielded seven contested elections for those who will serve in Kissimmee or St. Cloud.
We remember those lives lost in the pages of the News-Gazette from June 16 and 18, 2016, in the days after the shooting.
Harmony High's flag football team played in the Class 4A state semifinals last season. Based on their ranking, the Longhorns would have been eligible for a new Open Division approved by the FHSAA had it been in place in 2026. (Photo/Taylor McFee)
New Gateway High Coach Ramses Kelly has experience coaching and both the high school and foreign professional level. (Submitted Photo)
The St. Cloud Heritage Museum presents Passport to Patriotism Flag Day this Saturday, June 13 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.