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• Wheeler cleared of ethics complaints

  County News

  Created: Monday, 20 June 2011 14:56

  

  Wheeler By Rick Madewell Assistant Editor Ethics complaints have been dismissed against School Board Member Jay Wheeler, according to Wheeler’s weekly email blast. ...

• Boy Scout camporee coming to Fantasy of Flight this fall

  Entertainment

  Created: Monday, 20 June 2011 12:44

  This fall, Boy Scouts will have the rare opportunity to relive one of America's proudest eras through the eyes of the very men who lived it. From Friday, Sept. 23 through Sunday, Sept. 25, Fantasy of Flight will hold its inaugural Boy Scouts American Heri...

• Universal's Harry Potter attraction celebrates one year anniversary and you can win a trip to Universal

  Entertainment

  Created: Monday, 20 June 2011 10:36

  Universal Orlando has plenty of reason  to celebrate these days.The Wizarding World of Harry Potter has proved to be a major success, driving up attendance at Islands of Adventure. The resort celebrated the one-year anniversary of the popular attract...

• Fertic files to run for clerk of court

  County News

  Created: Saturday, 18 June 2011 08:05

  Jarom Fertic, who currently holds seat 5 on the St. Cloud City Council, has filed to run as a Republican for Osceola County Clerk of Court in the 2012 election, according to the Supervisor of Elections website. ...

• More DVDs dad would really like for Father’s Day — But for some of these titles dad will have to wait a few more days

  Entertainment

  Created: Friday, 17 June 2011 15:01

  By Peter Covino Entertainment Editor Last week it was the Superman Anthology. This week dad really, really wants The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Extended Edition Blu-ray for Father’s Day. ...

• County closing in on site for museum

  County News

  Created: Friday, 17 June 2011 14:52

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew SullivanNegotiations with the owners of the World of Denim at 5210 W. U.S. Highway 192 have produced a sale price of $960,000. By Marvin G. CortnerEditor Using tourist deve...

• Red light cameras still on track

  County News

  Created: Friday, 17 June 2011 14:50

  

  By Brian McBrideAssociate Editor The city of Kissimmee is set to enter negotiations with a vendor to supply red light running cameras at some of the most offending intersections. ...

• The Tree of Life is no masterpiece — Malick’s latest is very good cinema at times, but it also is overdone

  Entertainment

  Created: Friday, 17 June 2011 14:47

  By Peter Covino Entertainment Editor I will just come right out and say it — if you really like The Tree of Life, there is a place for you in the Film Critic Hall of Fame of Snobbery. ...

• St. Cloud beach to be closed June 20-22

  County News

  Created: Friday, 17 June 2011 14:43

  City of St. Cloud Parks and Recreation staff has announced the closure of the area known within the community as “St. Cloud Beach” — East Lake Tohopekaliga lakefront — Monday through Wednesday, June 20-22. ...

• KPD has prostitution, handyman sting

  County News

  Created: Friday, 17 June 2011 14:32

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew SullivanKissimmee Police Department Detectives Jeff Patanjo, left, and Robert Stuart operate from the master bedroom of a rented home in a subdivision along Poinciana Boulevard, luri...

• Suspect arrested in Poinciana shooting

  Police News

  Created: Friday, 17 June 2011 14:29

  

  Groover Osceola County Sheriff’s Office detectives Tuesday arrested Antonio Groover, 18, of Lake Wales, and charged him with attempted murder. ...

• Four arrested for car burglary at Best Buy

  Police News

  Created: Friday, 17 June 2011 14:24

  

  Hurtado Reyes Namen Lopez-Wihis Osceola County Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested Christian Hurtado, 30, a transient, John Reyes, 19, and Samir Namen, 27, both of Mi...

• Four arrested for car burglaries in Celebration

  Police News

  Created: Friday, 17 June 2011 14:19

  

  Harrison Reeze Allen Shaw Osceola County Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested four suspects from Orlando – Kendrick Harrison, 34, of 6103 Holiday Hill Lane, Tyrus Re...

• Second driver sought in fatal crash

  Police News

  Created: Friday, 17 June 2011 14:17

  Florida Highway Patrol traffic homicide investigators are looking for a white, male driver of a small red passenger vehicle, possibly a Honda with a loud muffler, that was eastbound on Osceola Parkway at the time of Monday night’s crash in Buenaventura ...

• Kidnapping scam still occurring

  Police News

  Created: Friday, 17 June 2011 14:16

  

  Kissimmee Police Department detectives are warning of a kidnapping scam that is still occurring with escalating demands. ...

• Pedestrian killed in Kissimmee

  Police News

  Created: Friday, 17 June 2011 14:00

  

  An elderly Kissimmee man was killed crossing the street Wednesday on Colombia Avenue in Kissimmee. ...

• St. Cloud man faces multiple charges

  Police News

  Created: Friday, 17 June 2011 13:56

  

  Smith At about 2:15 p.m. Thursday, St. Cloud Police Department’s Investigative Services Division with the assistance of the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Enforcement Team and the Osce...

• Statewide burglary ring broken up

  Police News

  Created: Friday, 17 June 2011 13:37

  

  State authorities busted up an eight-person Miami-based burglary ring that netted more than $6 million in stolen jewelry from pawn shops and jewelry stores in Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia...

• News briefs for June 18, 2011

  County News

  Created: Friday, 17 June 2011 13:33

  

  Government building gets LEED Gold certification Toho Water Authority recently announced its new headquarters on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Kissimmee was the first government building in Osceola County to have re...

• ‘Black Friday’ hits home

  County News

  Created: Friday, 17 June 2011 13:24

  

  Submitted PhotoKissimmee’s Justin Smith is competing at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas this month. By Ken JacksonSports Writer In a trying economic time when the Barack Obama administratio...