Former Osceola County Clerk of Courts Malcom Thompson was cleared in March of allegations he violated ethics codes while in office, according to documents released this week.

By Ken Jackson
Staff Writer

Hamilton Disston, the Philadelphia industrialist and land developer who purchased 4 million acres of land in and around the Kissimmee River basin in the 1880s, would likely be pleased today with Kissimmee’s new Lakefront Park.

A Kissimmee man has been arrested in connection with the investigation of the sexual battery of a minor.

For Kissimmee dentist Robert Fischer, the tragedy that happened near the finish line at Monday’s Boston Marathon hit close to home — he ran the race and finished about 15 minutes before a pair of explosions rocked the event, killing three innocent bystanders and injuring as many as 175.

For Renae Cicchinelli, a former track and soccer coach at St. Cloud High School, the race is close to home.

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The head girls basketball coach at Liberty High School has been arrested and charged with soliciting a student, a minor, for sex.

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A Kissimmee man was arrested and charged with robbery on April 11 after snatching money from a victim in a hotel room.