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Suspended Sheriff Lopez Heads Into Weekend Still Held in Jail on $1 Million Bond

Gambling · Kissimmee

Suspended Sheriff Lopez Heads Into Weekend Still Held in Jail on $1 Million Bond

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

Orlando defense attorney says hearing or court filing could be needed before Lopez can be released See the Story

New traffic light in service; will change patterns around OBT, Osceola Parkway

Kissimmee · Kissimmee

New traffic light in service; will change patterns around OBT, Osceola Parkway

A note just in time for the evening commute: a new traffic light went operational Friday morning at North Orange Blossom Trail at Country Boulevard, the Florida Department of Transportation reminds Read Article

CSU researchers: prediction for above-average storm season remains

Caribbean · Kissimmee

CSU researchers: prediction for above-average storm season remains

Citing above-average subtropical eastern Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea surface temperatures as a primary factor, the tropical forecast research team at Colorado State University conti See the Story

KUA earns national achievement, welcomes new board member

KUA keeps the power on, and you see them at a number of community events. Now, the utility has been honored for its work.Kissimmee · Kissimmee Read Article

Michele Lebron Appointed to Five-Year Term on Kissimmee Utility Authority Board of Directors

The Kissimmee City Commission last Tuesday appointed Michele Lebron to a five-year term on the Kissimmee Utility Authority board of directors. Lebron is a 13-year resident of Kissimmee and the owner and managing attorney at Lebron Law, PLLC in Kissimmee. Lebron earned her Juris Doctor from Barry University School of Law and a Bachelor’s degree from Fordham University. She is licensed to practice law in both Florida and New York. Lebron will be s…Kissimmee · Kissimmee Read Article

UPDATE — FHP makes arrest in Wednesday morning deadly BVL hit and run crash

UPDATE — FHP makes arrest in Wednesday morning deadly BVL hit and run crash News Staff Thu, 06/12/2025Kissimmee · Kissimmee Read Article

What's Next? Osceola Sheriff’s Office in flux after Lopez’s arrest

As of the deadline for this print edition, suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez remains held in the Lake County Jail after his Thursday, June 5 arrest of felony racketeering and conspiracy to commit racketeering charges. (Check aroundosceola.com for updates.) His arrest came as the result of an investigation by state and federal agents, who claim he helped shield an illegal gambling enterprise, run out of a building on West U.S.Kissimmee · Kissimmee Read Article

Man stabbed with machete, driven to hospital by his attacker in Kissimmee

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The Osceola County Sheriff’s Deputy was stopped at an intersection by a female claiming her brother had been battered by a man with a machete, who was now taking him to the hospital.Kissimmee · Kissimmee Read Article

National power group awards 2 leaders in Florida's power industry and a Kissimmee utility

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

A national group has awarded two leaders in public power and utilities for their contributions to customer service, while a power provider in Kissimmee also received kudos on a national level. The American Public Power Association gave awards to Ed Liberty, Director of the Lake Worth Beach Electric Utility, and Jacob Williams, General Manager and CEO of the Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA). The association bestowed Liberty the MarkCrisson L…Kissimmee · Kissimmee Read Article

Central Florida drug conspiracy leaves 5 people facing major prison time

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Five people have pleaded guilty to a cocaine conspiracy stemming from an apartment in Kissimmee, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.In a release on Monday, DOJ officials said that the five people are as follows:NamePlea DateCharge(s)Max PenaltiesLuis Ruben Martinez Calderon, 26June 5Drug ConspiracyMinimum 5 years, up to 40 years in federal prisonQuamain Alique Barber, 34April 30Drug Conspiracy and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance …Kissimmee · Kissimmee See the Story

5 from Kissimmee plead guilty on cocaine charges

Luis Ruben Martinez Calderon, 26, became the fifth Kissimmee suspect to plead guilty in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine.Kissimmee · Kissimmee See the Story

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