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• The doctor is in, unfortunately. Catching Nazi doctor was the lifework of agent trio in thriller The Debt

  Entertainment

  Created: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 12:28

  By Peter Covino News-Gazette Film Critic You've got to like a movie that features secret  Israeli agents, Cold War East Berlin locales and a Nazi who has been on the most wanted list for years. ...

• Tampa's Seminole Hard Hotel & Casino enroute to become one of the largest casinos in the U.S.

  Entertainment

  Created: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 12:20

  Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino announced today that it has begun a $75 million expansion to its casino to be completed in early 2012. Not only will the project create nearly 1,000 jobs, but it will also make the casino one of the largest in the Uni...

• Family bat-making business restarted after 15-year hiatus

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 11:37

  

  News-Gazette Photos/Andrew SullivanNewley Romack, co-owner of Kissimmee Sticks, pulls a strip of sandpaper along a spinning billet, smoothing the roughly-cut white ash into a refined and recognizable shape �...

• Man charged with attempted murder

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 11:34

  Maya By Fallan PattersonStaff Writer A mother picking up her child from Pleasant Hill Elementary School in south Kissimmee Monday afternoon was shot by her ex-husband – the child’s father – in the school’s parking lot during a ...

• Jogger killed crossing highway

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 11:33

  An Orlando driver struck and killed a jogger Sunday evening about 8:30 p.m. on U.S. Highway 441 near Mary Louise Lane. The victim has not yet been identified.Anand Singh Nehra, 29, of Orlando, driving a 2006 Lexus was traveling north on U.S. Highway 441 i...

• Juvenile arrested credit card fraud and multiple burglaries

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 11:31

  A Kissimmee juvenile was arrested Monday and charged with five counts of vehicle burglary and one count of credit card fraud. ...

• Generator dedicated at Cane Island

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 11:16

  The Florida Municipal Power Agency, in conjunction with the Kissimmee Utility Authority, on Aug. 24 dedicated their newest and largest power generator, a 300-megawatt, natural gas-fueled unit at the Cane Island Power Park, near Intercession City.   ...

• Workshop on 9/11 stress

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 11:11

  

  Thousands of Central Floridians have experienced a stream of emotions since the tragic events that took place Sept. 11, 2001. With the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks this year, reminders of this tragedy may ...

• News briefs for September 1, 2011

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 11:03

  KUA offices will close for Labor Day Kissimmee Utility Authority’s customer service center and administrative offices will be closed in observance of Labor Day Monday. ...

• Bulldogs thinking upset

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 10:35

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan St. Cloud quarterback Phillip Steinmetz (7) calls signals during the spring game against Olympia. The Bulldogs travel to Lakeland Friday at 7 p.m. for their regular season ...

• Citrus is first up for Horns

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 10:33

  

  By Ken JacksonSports Writer A 21-13 loss to Orlando First Academy in last Friday’s Kickoff Classic might not show a lot of momentum for the Harmony Longhorns, but those who were there, like an exasperated Coach Jerr...

• Kowboys prepared for Class 8A Ocoee

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 10:29

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan Running back Reggie Hall races toward the end zone during the spring game against Lake Gibson. Hall rushed for 90 yards and scored a TD against Freedom during last week’s...

• Eagles, Panthers meet in opener

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 10:20

  

  By Ken JacksonSports Writer For the third year in a row, Gateway and Poinciana will open the regular season against each other when the two meet Friday at Eagle Field at 7:30 p.m. ...

• Liberty ready for Hornets

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 10:17

  

  By Rick PedoneSports Editor Liberty football fans should attend the Chargers’ season opener Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Charger field for two reasons: Liberty has a challenging test against Haines City, and the Chargers ...

• Storm welcomes Lake Placid Lions, Warriors also in action

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 10:14

  

  By Ken JacksonSports Writer The best thing about Celebration and Life Academy’s Kickoff Classics? When it comes to their records, they don’t count. ...

• Will Obama win or ‘not lose’ in 2012?

  Opinions

  Created: Tuesday, 30 August 2011 13:14

  

  Robyn BlumnerTribune Media I’m beginning to think that President Barack Obama is not going to win reelection in 2012. At best he is going to “not lose.” ...

• Letters to the editor for September 1, 2011

  Opinions

  Created: Tuesday, 30 August 2011 13:09

  Purge the White House To the editor: This is in response to your July 23 opinion page’s Your View section, “Fire the incumbents in both the House and Senate.” ...

• Ex-husband charged in Monday shooting at school

  County News

  Created: Monday, 29 August 2011 18:16

  

  Maya By Fallan Patterson Staff Writer A mother picking up her child from Pleasant Hill Elementary School in south Kissimmee Monday afternoon was shot by her ex-husband – the child’s father – ...

• Wheeler email on dropping out of county race prompts call for resignation

  County News

  Created: Monday, 29 August 2011 15:37

  

  Wheeler Horn By Marvin G. Cortner Editor Jay Wheeler Friday announced that within the next 45 days he would withdraw from the 2012 Osceola County Commission race for district 1 and instead s...

• Loved Him, hate Hur? Ultimate collector's edition of Ben-Hur comes to Blu-ray/DVD Sept. 27

  Entertainment

  Created: Monday, 29 August 2011 14:45

  One of the great epic films of all time, William Wyler's Ben-Hur, makes it Blu-ray debut Sept. 27 from Warner Home Video. The Charlton Heston film won a record-setting 11 Academy Awards in 1959. Box set includes hardbound photo book and more. ...