Interstate eastbound lanes will shut down from 12-4 a.m. August 9-11 from County Road 532/Osceola Polk Line Road/ChampionsGate Boulevarfd (Ext 58) to State Road 429 to allow for road construction. (Graphic/FDOT)

Interstate eastbound lanes will shut down from 12-4 a.m. August 9-11 from County Road 532/Osceola Polk Line Road/ChampionsGate Boulevarfd (Ext 58) to State Road 429 to allow for road construction. (Graphic/FDOT)

Another round of I-4 closures for Moving I-4 Forward construction

Staff Report
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
If you travel I-4 eastbound in Osceola County in the overnight hours, you'll want to be aware of a...
Police have also made an arrest in a July 11 deadly stabbing at the Days Inn on West Vine Street near Hoagland Boulevard. Detectives identified Jihad Scott, 32, and Keith Swinton Jr, 26, as the suspects in the stabbing of Javaris Florestial. Swinton has been arrested and booked into the Osceola County Jail, while police say Scott remains at large.

Police have also made an arrest in a July 11 deadly stabbing at the Days Inn on West Vine Street near Hoagland Boulevard. Detectives identified Jihad Scott, 32, and Keith Swinton Jr, 26, as the suspects in the stabbing of Javaris Florestial. Swinton has been arrested and booked into the Osceola County Jail, while police say Scott remains at large.

Kissimmee Police make arrests in July shooting, stabbing

Staff Report
Friday, July 31, 2026
The Kissimmee Police Department announced arrests made in two cases, a shooting and a stabbing,...
A judge ruled the current summary uses statements that are a “political rhetoric, not neutral, not explanation" and omits how the measure could change the nature of the “home rule” provisions of the state constitution. (File Photo)

A judge ruled the current summary uses statements that are a “political rhetoric, not neutral, not explanation" and omits how the measure could change the nature of the “home rule” provisions of the state constitution. (File Photo)

Tallahassee judge orders rewrite of poperty tax ballot measure

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

News Service of Florida — The title and summary of a property tax cut proposal to be placed on the November ballot contain political rhetoric and are misleading, and must be redrafted, a Leon Circuit Court judge ruled late Monday.
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Osceola Council on Aging seniors offer words of wisdom and encouragement to local students for the upcoming school year. The notes and school supplies will fill backpacks that Northbridge University will give out at their Back-to-School Event on August 1. (Photo/Debbie Daniel)

Osceola Council on Aging seniors offer words of wisdom and encouragement to local students for the upcoming school year. The notes and school supplies will fill backpacks that Northbridge University will give out at their Back-to-School Event on August 1. (Photo/Debbie Daniel)

Kissimmee seniors bridge generations with encouraging back-to-school notes

Debbie Daniel
Friday, July 31, 2026
Bridging generations in Osceola County, seniors at the Osceola Council on Aging in Kissimmee are...
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