Osceola School Board Approves Tentative Budget, Recognizes Heritage, Civil Rights, Civic Education, and ESE...
The Osceola County School Board on Tuesday night approved a tentative $2,021,532,997 budget for fiscal year 2025-2026, following a final public hearing on millage rates. While the proposed rate of 5.306 mills marks a slight decrease from last year, rising property values mean the district’s total tax levy will grow...
Florida Missing Child Alert Issued For Apopka Teen
Authorities seek public’s help in locating 14-year-old Savannah Singer, last seen in Apopka, potentially in Winter Garden. A Florida MISSING CHILD Alert has been issued for 14-year-old Savannah Singer, who was last seen in the area of the 2200 block of Emerald Springs Drive in Apopka. The Apopka Police Department is...
COVID relief program for Kissimmee businesses making a return
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Businesses in Kissimmee who suffered financially because of the COVID-19 pandemic could get a financial boost in the coming months. The City of Kissimmee is launching the Business Boost 2.0 Grant Program, a continuation of the original Boost Grant program, to help businesses that can prove they...
Historic Parramore building shut down after gas leak, poor living conditions; 19 residents displaced
ORLANDO, Fla. - A historic building in Parramore has been shut down due to a gas line leak and poor living conditions on the second floor, leaving 19 residents displaced. City of Orlando District 5 City Commissioner Shaniqua Rose posted on social media saying that a building in Parramore had been condemned.
‘Come forward:’ FHP seeks info after Osceola County hit-and-run crash upends victim’s life
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Highway Patrol is asking for the public’s help to identify a driver accused of hitting a motorcyclist in Osceola County and then leaving the scene. The crash happened just after 2 a.m. Aug. 4 at the intersection of U.S. 192 and Celebration...
Kissimmee intersection with 68 collisions in one year gets new traffic signal
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The City of Kissimmee has been installing a traffic signal at the intersection of Ball Park Road and Dyer Boulevard as part of a $1 million traffic-improvement project intended to improve safety and traffic flow along one of North Kissimmee’s busiest corridors. Traffic data compiled...
‘It’s been a few days of hell:’ Orlando family jewelry store hit by burglary
ORLANDO, Fla. – A family-owned jewelry store in Orlando is temporarily closed as police probe a burglary there last weekend. Orland Police confirmed Thursday that the department is investigating. “It’s been a few days of hell,” said David Adams, the owner of Adams Jewelry. Adams spoke to...
Masked thieves spend hours cutting into Orlando jeweler’s safe
Masked thieves broke into an Orlando jewelry store late Sunday, spending nearly five hours inside before making off with a safe full of merchandise and customer-owned pieces, the store’s owner said.
Man claims defective brakes on new dirt bike purchased from Ocala dealership led to...
A man who allegedly sustained “catastrophic and permanent bodily injuries” after he crashed into a metal fence on Christmas Day, claims the incident was caused by defective brakes on a new dirt bike that he purchased at an Ocala dealership a week prior. John J. Copeland filed a...
‘Thank God’: Cheryl Williams found guilty of murdering Polk County Deputy Blane Lane
It took a jury two hours to determine Cheryl Williams, 49, was guilty of murdering Polk County Sheriff's Office Deputy Blane Lane, 21, in 2022.
