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• Wheeler reimburses campaign for phone, car and Internet costs

  County News

  Created: Friday, 16 April 2010 11:45

  

  By Rick Madewell Assistant Editor Osceola County School Board member Jay Wheeler has secured legal counsel in his defense of complaints filed against him concerning alleged campaign spending and ethics violations. W...

• Hoping for a win in Las Vegas

  County News

  Created: Friday, 16 April 2010 11:43

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Ken Jackson Kissimmee’s Alex Gonzalez is in Las Vegas this weekend bowling for a chance at $50,000 at the AMF In-League Tournament at the Orleans Hotel & Casino. By Ken Jacks...

• Southport Connector still on drawing board

  County News

  Created: Friday, 16 April 2010 11:33

  

  One of the alignments discussed for the proposed Southport Connector would go from Cypress Parkway in Poinciana to Canoe Creek Road, shown by the red line. The roadway would eventually be extended eastward ...

• St. Cloud, county in line for $2.3M grant

  County News

  Created: Friday, 16 April 2010 11:32

  

  By Juliana A. Torres Staff Writer Osceola County and the city of St. Cloud will receive more than $2.3 million from the state over the next two years to promote energy efficiency within the local community through ed...

• Will the stars come out over Harmony?— Dark Sky Festival returns with astronomers, music and special events

  Entertainment

  Created: Thursday, 15 April 2010 16:02

  By Peter Covino Entertainment Editor We need one of those Vincent Van Gogh kind of starry nights. Not even partly cloudy is a good thing for the Dark Sky Festival, being held tonight (Saturday) at Harmony Town Square. This is the seventh year for th...

• Camacho is still the macho man —The former boxing champ has a fight date in Kissimmee

  Entertainment

  Created: Thursday, 15 April 2010 16:00

  By Peter Covino Entertainment Editor Hector Camacho may be just a few weeks shy of being 48, but he still looks like he could be lord of the ring. Camacho, better known as “Macho” Camacho in his championship days, has a date with dest...

• No problem with this great film - Blu-ray edition is also released for anniversary of the Apollo 13 flight

  Entertainment

  Created: Thursday, 15 April 2010 15:53

  By Peter Covino Entertainment Editor Neil Armstrong made it to the moon first  but his “giant leap” comment has to come second now in space quotes to “Houston, we have a problem.” This week marked the 40th anniversary of the ill-fated, m...

• Let voters decide class size

  Opinions

  Created: Thursday, 15 April 2010 07:58

  The Florida House and Senate in the current legislative session made the right decisions in agreeing to let voters on Nov. 2 decide whether they want the classroom cap in public schools to be measured by the number of students in individual classrooms or ...

• Letters to the Editor for April 15, 2010

  Opinions

  Created: Thursday, 15 April 2010 07:56

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• All-County girls soccer

  Sports

  Created: Thursday, 15 April 2010 07:54

  Mullins, Blanchard led their teams to success through different meansBy Ken JacksonSports WriterGoals are the lifeblood of soccer.Some players score them. Some players prevent them. But if you don’t have a talented scorer to give your team the lead, or ...

• Local baseball players excelling at college level

  Sports

  Created: Thursday, 15 April 2010 07:53

  By Ken JacksonSports WriterMany high school baseball teams played at spring break tournaments last week in order to see tough competition as preparation for upcoming district tournaments. ...

• Horns blank OHS in flag; take charge of OBC race

  Sports

  Created: Thursday, 15 April 2010 07:53

  By Ken JacksonSports WriterThe good news for Osceola’s flag football team is that it’s back as a district tournament qualifier for the first time in three years. ...

• Veronica Stookey selects Montevallo

  Sports

  Created: Thursday, 15 April 2010 07:50

  By Ken JacksonSports WriterVeronica Stookey might be leaving the state in order to play soccer at the next level, but it’s okay — Southwest Airlines offers a direct flight to Birmingham, Ala. ...

• Sports Briefs for April 15, 2010

  Sports

  Created: Thursday, 15 April 2010 07:47

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• Three nabbed for armed robbery

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 14 April 2010 13:05

  Torres Arroyo Three men in Poinciana were jailed on armed robbery charges Sunday after reportedly taking money from victims at gunpoint. Arrested were: Orlando Marcelo Torres Arroyo, 20, of 1009 Dartmoor Place, Poinciana; Orlando Jorel...

• St. Cloud man jailed for molestation

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 14 April 2010 13:02

  Loftis The Osceola County Sheriff's Office arrested a St. Cloud man Monday on numerous molestation counts after a teenager accused him of repeatedly touching her inappropriately. David Carl Loftis, 42, a registered felon and sex offend...

• Kissimmee battery suspect sought

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 14 April 2010 12:57

  Suspect Kissimmee police are searching for a battery suspect who reportedly attacked a convenience store clerk April 8 after the victim witnessed the man trying to steal an item from the store. At about 3:15 p.m., the suspect was at th...

• Car hits house in BVL

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 14 April 2010 12:56

  An 84-year-old driver with a car full of passengers in their 80s lost control as he was backing out of a driveway and crashed into a Buenaventura Lakes house early Sunday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. ...

• Kissimmee to take airboat company bids

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 14 April 2010 11:18

  

  By Juliana A. Torres Staff Writer Despite complaints of noise from residents living along the lake, the city of Kissimmee will accept bids from commercial airboat companies who want to run their tours from the city�...

• Crime down overall in the county

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 14 April 2010 11:16

  

  By Juliana A. Torres Staff Writer News-Gazette Graphics/Juliana A. Torres The Kissimmee Police Department, shown by the blue line, is the only police agency in Osceola County to report an increase in its ...