Kissimmee News

Cold temperatures throughout Central Florida Thursday morning sent Kissimmee Utility Authority customer demand for electricity soaring to an all-time winter record.

The record system peak of 308.8 megawatts (MW) was set at 6:59 a.m. Thursday, eclipsing the old mark of 301.2 MW set on Jan. 22, 2009.

By Jessica Solis Staff Writer Local business owners are worried a new ordinance aimed at tightening regulations on Osceola County's public boat ramps will put them out of business, and have asked county officials to modify the new law.

Long-awaited state funds have been allocated for the realignment and widening of Hoagland Boulevard, a project deemed vital to the development and prosperity of the Kissimmee Gateway Airport and its surrounding area.

A Kissimmee woman caught her boyfriend raping a 13-year-old girl early Christmas morning, the Osceola County Sheriff's Office reported.

Continued cold temperatures in Central Florida could send Kissimmee Utility Authority customer demand for electricity soaring to a new winter record in the next 48 hours.

A freeze warning and wind chill advisory are in effect from 1 a.m. – 9 a.m. Tuesday, and a freeze watch is in effect from late Tuesday through Wednesday morning.

A crash on Osceola Parkway on Christmas Eve left a 51-year-old Kissimmee woman dead and another woman critically injured, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.

Published: Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 11:14 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 11:14 p.m. LAKE WALES Work is expected to begin in February on the construction of a new park and boat ramp on Lake Kissimmee.

Kissimmee Utility Authority is monitoring a major cold front that is expected to bring freezing temperatures to its service territory on Sunday morning.

It was a Tuesday morning in Kissimmee, the big crowds of the weekend had evaporated at least and it was an excellent time to take in Sherlock Holmes, which I missed when it was screened for the press a few weeks ago.

A Florida man caused a disturbance at a city sports bar and yelled derogatory racial slurs at a police officer, police reported today.

Suspicious cell-phone text messages led a Kissimmee woman to alert authorities this week that her 13-year-old daughter was involved sexually with a 21-year-old Orlando man, the Osceola County Sheriff's Office said.

Rolando Fuentes-Alago's trips between Central Florida and Puerto Rico are now part of a child sexual abuse investigation that resulted in his arrest Monday on a single count of capital sexual battery, according to a police report.

Caught in the act in the 13-year-old's bedroom, Teran-Ponce tried to flee about 4 a.m., but the child's mother called 911 and used her car to block his pickup until deputies arrived, an arrest report stated.

Kissimmee Utility Authority today released its 2010 calendar of energy conservation, featuring the winning entries from its annual student art contest.

Commentary Tom Germond Here's a random Christmas question: Do kids try to send text messages to Santa Claus? I hope it hasn't come to that.

After years of requesting financial support from the state to move forward on some of its largest infrastructure projects, Osceola County, Kissimmee and St.

In Bryan Hazleya s initial court appearance earlier this week on the charge of murdering 27-year-old Secil Brown, an Osceola County Circuit judge referenced Hazleya s a oeextensive violent history,a before denying him a chance to bond out of jail.

Osceola County officials, at their meeting Monday, enacted a countywide texting ban in an attempt to be more transparent with county business.

The image at left is a mug shot of Oscar Richardson from the 1970s. The image in the middle is the age progression image of the suspect.

Chiropractic Economics, the leading publication serving the chiropractic industry, announced the addition of four special issues in the 2010 line-up at the Florida Chiropractic Association National Convention and Expo in Kissimmee, Fla.