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• Police seek help in Celebration homicide

  County News

  Created: Tuesday, 30 November 2010 14:41

  

  The Osceola County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in a Celebration homicide case. The Sheriff’s Office is trying to find the vehicle registered to a man who lived at the Idelwylde apartment complex ...

• Black Friday brings ’em out ... early

  County News

  Created: Friday, 26 November 2010 11:58

  News-Gazette Photo/Fallan PattersonErick Wagner, 14, of Loughman, received the first wristband from an Old Navy employee 15 minutes before the store opened for its Black Friday sale at Kissimmee’s The Loop. The wristbands guaranteed Wagner and...

• Holiday patrols perk up

  County News

  Created: Friday, 26 November 2010 11:57

  

  By Fallan PattersonStaff Writer As the major holiday season began this week, so does the peak travel period as thousands of Floridians hit the road to visit relatives and friends. Local police departments and the Flor...

• Kissimmee church offers help for area’s homeless

  County News

  Created: Friday, 26 November 2010 11:52

  News-Gazette Photos/Andrew SullivanLarry Potter, who frequently makes use of the services available at Life In The Son Ministries in Kissimmee, walks past a large wooden cross within the gated courtyard of the facility. By Brian McBride...

• Making the calls

  County News

  Created: Friday, 26 November 2010 11:50

  

  Submitted photoKissimmee area resident Laz Diaz, a major league umpire, has plenty of baseball stories to tell. Major League ump stays in the zone By Ken JacksonSports WriterLaz Diaz is a major-leagu...

• News Briefs for November 27, 2010

  County News

  Created: Friday, 26 November 2010 11:41

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan Lady Bulldog Fans Fans of the St. Cloud High School Lady Bulldogs basketball team came equipped to cheer Monday night as the team matched up against county rival Gateway High School. Junior Ryan Neal,...

• Police on lookout for robbery suspect

  Police News

  Created: Friday, 26 November 2010 11:40

  

  Kissimmee police are looking for two armed robbery suspects who robbed the 7-Eleven at 2460 N. John Young Parkway Nov. 20. ...

• Senior Santa program gives cheer

  County News

  Created: Friday, 26 November 2010 11:38

  

  By Sam GilkeyFor The News-Gazette Santa comes to good little boys and girls. And the Osceola County Council on Aging wants Santa to also visit good older men and women this year. For more than 20 years, the Senior S...

• Will it be the ’Noles or Gators?

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 26 November 2010 10:59

  

  After we savor/survive today’s lunch – deep fried turkey pudding and stale dinner rolls – we’ll turn our attention to today’s premier attraction (if you live in Florida): Florida vs. Florida State. They get ...

• County standouts sign

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 26 November 2010 10:56

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Rick Pedone Samantha Gale, seated next to her mother, Cindy, signed a softball scholarship to Florida Southern College. Standing, with her teammates, is Sam’s father, St. Cloud softball ...

• FAU the place to be for Alexa Ballard

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 26 November 2010 10:52

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Rick Pedone Alexa Ballard celebrated her softball scholarship to Florida Atlantic University with, standing from left, her parents, Dianna and Chris Ballard, OHS softball coach George Coff...

• OHS, Storm wrestlers compete

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 26 November 2010 10:50

  

  By Rick PedoneSports Editor The Osceola Kowboys opened the wrestling regular season by winning five matches and the championship of its Marvin Haven Duals  Saturday at the Kowboys gym. ...

• Harmony girls 10th at state x-country

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 26 November 2010 10:48

  

  By Rick PedoneSports Editor The Harmony girls placed 10th and St. Cloud was 14th at the Class 3A girls state cross country meet Saturday at Dade City, while the St. Cloud boys were 17th. ...

• Sports Briefs for November 27, 2010

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 26 November 2010 10:40

  

  Photo/Special to the News-Gazette Storm takes First Place The St. Cloud Storm took first place at the Kissimmee Chargers 14-U baseball tournament. Jacob Grenus of the Storm was named tournament MVP....

• Rates a good gift

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 26 November 2010 10:07

  

  The Osceola County School Board had a happy Thanksgiving — and in some ways got an early Christmas present, too — when recent graduation rates were released by the Florida Department of Education. ...

• Light up your life for the holidays — Light Up UCF is back and Osceola Heritage Park has that holiday glow

  Entertainment

  Created: Friday, 26 November 2010 10:06

  By Peter Covino Entertainment Editor The UCF campus has also got that holiday spirit with the return of Light Up UCF. Every day through Jan. 2, there are light shows, ice skating, rides and more in the area surrounding the UCF Arena. This year’s fre...

• Bush cuts: How Washington is making the rich get richer

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 26 November 2010 10:05

  

  Robyn BlumnerTribune Media Why do you think John Boehner and Mitch McConnell are so intent on renewing the Bush tax cuts for the richest 2 percent of Americans? Especially when they know it will bust another $700-bill...

• Sisters may, may not be guilty, but state certainly is

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 26 November 2010 10:00

  

  Leonard PittsTribune Media Let’s assume they did it.Let’s assume that two days before Christmas in 1993, a 22-year-old black woman named Jamie Scott and her pregnant 19-year-old sister Gladys set up an armed robbe...

• Letters to the editor for November 27, 2010

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 26 November 2010 09:59

  Constitutional guarantee To the editor:The Constitution provides Americans with many rights and protections from government tyranny that are not articulated verbatim in the document. ...

• Gaylord is back with its cold tricks — Ice! and Snow! will make it a cool holiday this year at the hotel resort

  Entertainment

  Created: Friday, 26 November 2010 09:58

  By Peter CovinoEntertainment EditorIce! is twice as nice at Gaylord Palms Resort.The popular frigid attraction has a complete makeover and new look for 2010, and now there is even more “cool” to enjoy, a second attraction, Snow!This year's Ice!, life-...