Animal shelters at capacity in Central Florida: What you can do to help

Animal shelters across Central Florida have teamed up to plead with the community to adopt homeless animals as shelters face full-capacity during National Adoption Weekend.

Osceola County students to scan ID badges when getting on and off the bus this school year

Students who take the bus to school in Osceola County this school year will scan their ID badges, which the district hopes will help them better monitor who is getting on and off buses as they travel to and from school.

New safety features in school buses help track students
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New technology onboard school buses will help Osceola County safely track the nearly 23,000 students who board and exit the vehicles.

1 dead after incident in Davenport, deputies say

One person is dead following an incident in Davenport Thursday morning, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.

An udder mess: some 70 cows let loose on Florida Turnpike after cattle hauler caught fire, officials say

Some 70 cows stopped traffic for hours on the Florida Turnpike South in Osceola County after the livestock hauler they were being transported in caught fire Monday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

Charges dropped against 2 men hurt in controversial shooting outside Kissimmee Target, court documents show

Theft charges have been dropped against two men hurt in a controversial deputy-involved shooting outside a Kissimmee Target store that left another man dead, according to court documents filed on Thursday.

19-year-old man arrested on murder charges in June double-shooting at Ponciana home

A 19-year-old man has been arrested on several murder charges following a shooting in June at a home in Poinciana, Florida, south of Kissimmee, according to Osceola County Sheriff's Office.

T-shirt text message scam: No, police agencies are not selling discounted t-shirts in Central Florida

No, law enforcement agencies in Central Florida are not selling t-shirts. It appears that a text message scam has begun to make the rounds again and various law enforcement agencies are warning people to not fall for the scam.

Man accused of reaching into car to snatch 85-year-old woman's gold necklace

Authorities in Osceola County have arrested one of two suspects involved in an alleged robbery in which a man is said to have reached through a car window to snatch a gold necklace off of an 85-year-old woman who was behind the wheel.

FWC: Crews find body of missing boater at Lake Toho in St. Cloud

Crews have discovered the body of a man who reportedly fell off a pontoon boat in St. Cloud on Saturday evening, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. 

Authorities investigate deadly house fire in Kissimmee

The Kissimmee Police Department and the State Fire Marshal's Office are investigating after a body was found at a home where a fire was reported early Friday afternoon.

Dave Sylvain cold case: Few clues in 2020 shooting death of teen at Kissimmee house party

A party in Kissimmee ended in bloodshed and murder. This August will mark two years since 19-year-old Dave Sylvain was gunned down at a house party. Detectives say it happened at a vacation rental home on Calistoga Avenue.

Who was Curtis Kimbrough? What we know about kidnapping suspect killed in shootout with Florida deputies

Authorities said Curtis Kimbrough, the suspect named in an Osceola County shooting and kidnapping of two women, died Saturday night following a cross-county pursuit that ended with a shootout with deputies.

Officials: 2 hostages rescued after kidnapping overnight in Central Florida; suspect shot, killed

Law enforcement said two women have been rescued and are being treated for their injuries in Central Florida after they were reportedly kidnapped and held hostage by an armed man late Saturday, who led authorities in pursuit and was ultimately killed in a shoot-out with deputies.