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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:52 pm

Kissimmee News

Local news for Kissimmee, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Yesterday | www.mapinc.org | Tanya Boone

Bust by Undercover Ends with Death

A mother of three is dead. Her father, with whom she had come from Florence, South Carolina, for a construction job, is grieving. And her father's girlfriend is in critical condition. These are three of the lives affected when two men in a Chevrolet Monte Carlo ran a red light Thursday night while fleeing...read more...

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Yesterday | stopthedrugwar.org | Tanya Boone

Truth Seeks to Reform Drug War

KISSIMMEE - National Drug Reform Campaign (DRC) kicked off a program they're calling the "Truth 08 Campaign." DRC has put out a three-part video of a 25-minute legalization debate to help spread their information on why the War on Drugs has not worked.

The program has received little attention in the U.S. but has been broadcast to Arab audiences across Europe and the Middle East. DRC works for reforms like medical marijuana, changes in drug sentencing, restoring financial aid to students with drug convictions and limiting the use of SWAT teams to emergency situations.

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Thu Jul 17, 2008

The Orlando Sentinel

Plaque honors officer killed in line of duty

Kissimmee police Chief Fran Iwanski accepted a plaque Tuesday on behalf of his department to honor Thomas Alan Bartholomew -- the agency's only officer to die in the line of duty.

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Related Topix: Osceola County, FL

Wed Jul 16, 2008

www.orlandosentinel.com | Tanya Boone

District 3 Candidates Face-off

Seven candidates -- three Democrats and four Republicans -- seeking the District 3 County Commission met at Liberty High School, 4250 Pleasant Hill Road. Government transparency, prayers at commissioners meetings, transportation, the Poinciana hospital, and better-paying jobs were the hot topics of the night.

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Related Topix: US News, Osceola County, FL

The Ledger

Clean up Richloam, Lake Kissimmee, too

If you've cleaned up the lakes in Polk County and want to range a little farther afield, there are a couple of other cleanups of natural areas.

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Related Topix: Polk County, FL

The Orlando Sentinel

Suspect arrested in stabbing, purse snatching

Osceola County deputies arrested a 28-year-old man they say stabbed and robbed a woman Monday night in Kissimmee .

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Related Topix: Osceola County, FL

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Slice of Scifi

The "Dead Zone" DVD Winner Announced

Brian Keck from Kissimmee, Florida is our big winner of the "Dead Zone" final season DVD.

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Mon Jul 14, 2008

WFTV.com - WRDQ

Two Hospitalized After Belt Buckle Attack Outside Bar

Two people were flown to the emergency room with serious head injuries after being attacked by a group of people armed with belt buckles.

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Related Topix: Osceola County, FL

Sun Jul 13, 2008

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Osceola county exotics nuisances: Cuban tree frog, water flea, walking catfish, grass carp, hydrilla

The pink fuzz on the cypress trees invites questions from curious boaters: What exactly is that stuff? The simple answer: nothing biologists and lake experts want in Lake Toho.

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Related Topix: Osceola County, FL, University of Florida

Fri Jul 11, 2008

The Orlando Sentinel

Kissimmee police warn about possible lost pets scam

This is a copy of an e-mail that was sent to a Kissimmee woman who has a lost dog.

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El Sentinel

Disney guard fired over gun rule sues to get job back

Former Walt Disney World security guard Edwin Sotomayor filed a lawsuit this morning in state Circuit Court in Orlando seeking to challenge Disney's position on employees' guns and to get his job back.

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Related Topix: Orlando, FL, Orlando Metro

Wed Jul 09, 2008

QuizLaw Legal Blog

Darwin Wins Again

What the hell do they teach in school down in Florida? A Kissimmee man was arrested after he called police to report that he'd been robbed of the money he stole.

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Tue Jul 08, 2008

osceolanow.com | cgent

Kissimmee candidates square off

The Kissimmee/Osceola County Chamber of Commerce hosted the first debate Wednesday that encompassed all qualified Kissimmee Commission candidates discussing a number of issues, ...

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osceolanow.com | cgent

School grades posted

Several Osceola County schools saw improvement in their overall grades but most maintained their previous year's scores, according to the Florida Department of Education's annual report on school performance.

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Related Topix: Poinciana, FL, Education Etc., St. Cloud, FL

www.kua.com | cgent

Hurricane guide now available in Spanish

Kissimmee Utility Authority today announced that its comprehensive hurricane preparedness guide is now available in Spanish. The full-color guide can be downloaded from the utility's Web site at www.kua.com/hurricane.

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Related Topix: Energy

www.local6.com | cgent

Playing Cards May Help Crack Cold Cases

Authorities will give about 1,000 decks of "cold case" playing cards featuring photographs and facts about homicides or missing persons cases to inmates in the Osceola County Jail in the hopes of gathering new ...

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Related Topix: St. Cloud, FL

www.msnbc.msn.com | cgent

Gaylord Palms Guests Fall Mysteriously Ill

From a group of 1,500 people attending a banquet at the Gaylord Palms resort Sunday night, 16 of them became ill.

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Related Topix: Celebration, FL

Earth Times

Fitch Affirms Kissimmee Utility Auth (FL) $225.74MM Revs at 'A'

Fitch Ratings affirms the 'A' rating of Florida's Kissimmee Utility Authority's $225.74 million of outstanding electric system revenue bonds.

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Related Topix: Osceola County, FL

Mon Jul 07, 2008

www.kua.com | cgent

Hurricane expo is set for July 12

To assist residents in preparing for hurricane season, Kissimmee Utility Authority will host the 2008 Osceola Hurricane Preparedness Expo from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 12 at the Kissimmee Civic ...

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Related Topix: Energy, FEMA, US News

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Tampa Bay Online

Watercraft Collides With Boat Off Causeway

A personal watercraft and a boat collided off the Courtney Campbell Causeway in Clearwater this afternoon, sending one person to the hospital, authorities said.

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Related Topix: Pinellas County, FL, Clearwater, FL, Tampa, FL

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