Kissimmee News

A newlywed accused of killing his bride and kidnapping a friend surrendered to deputies after a six-hour standoff Thursday.

KISSIMMEE, FL | Not only does Florida rank in the top three worst states in child protection, mortgage fraud, and in incarceration of its Hispanic citizens, it is now number 1 in harshest drug laws. The Bulletin of Cannabis Reform ranks Florida as having the toughest marijuana sentencing guidelines in America.

Legalize to Civilize !

Help move Florida Forward. Join People United for Medical Marijuana.

Source: MiamiNewTimes

FLORIDA | People United for Medical Marijuana is looking for 700 people around the state that can commit to 40 volunteer hours over the next 6 months. This group will be the known as the PUFMM Elite with priority number one being: To get medical marijuana on the 2010 ballot.

PUFMM is also planning a PUFMM-PALOOZA - a statewide fund raising concert event from November 19-28 in Orlando, Tallahassee, Port St. Lucie. To help, send your email to info@pufmm.org and let them know, "Topix' Tanya Boone sent ja."

DISNEY WORLD, Fla. | Floridians must watch closely what is going on in California. A push to legalize marijuana is gaining ground. To join the Florida grassroots coalition, go to http://www.pufmm.org. Doing so now will give you the edge when you're ready to tap into the leadership and investment potential of this multi-billion-dollar industry.

Kissimmee detectives are looking for a burglary suspect who broke into the Dunkin Donuts this weekend.

A man so broke that he said he didn't have the money to visit his son 30 minutes away opened fire Friday at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one person and wounding five, authorities said.

Raising money to help families unable to pay their electric bills is as easy as pie -- pumpkin pie, that is!

A total of $1,186 was raised Thursday evening at Taste of Osceola, an annual food-tasting event hosted by the Kissimmee/Osceola County Chamber of Commerce.

A Florida thief with a peculiar penchant for Rolex watches faces up to 25 years in prison.

By Brian McBride Associate Editor For the past 21 years, the Terry Stewart Scholarship Fund has been helping disadvantaged and at-risk youth participate in city of Kissimmee sports programs.

Legislators from Osceola and Polk counties told their Poinciana constituents - " who packed Liberty High School to overcapacity Tuesday night - " that they wouldn't be sponsoring an incorporation bill in the upcoming legislative session.

City staff introduced a possible business incubator program with the University of Central Florida to be based at the City Centre to the Kissimmee Commission during an economic development update Oct.

Acting on a tip, Kissimmee fire officials today determined that two residents trying to exterminate bees sparked a fire that left 30 people homeless and destroyed a building.

With Florida positioned for another economically bleak year, Osceola County and other local governments vying for financial support from the state are at risk of not receiving much help once the new legislative session kicks off in March.

For the fourth year in a row, Kissimmee Utility Authority's annual financial report has been honored in a national annual report contest conducted by the American Public Power Association.

The report is available online at http://www.kua.com/annualreport.

A fire that injured two firefighters and severely damaged a condominium building started when two residents doused a beehive with a flammable spray and set it on fire, officials said Thursday.

Two T-6 Texans from Kissimmee Air Museum's Warbird Adventures make a formation takeoff.

S ometimes when worlds collide it's a great day for foodies. After World War II , many Southern Europeans immigrated to Latin American countries such as Venezuela .

Charged two months ago with DUI-Manslaughter, an Osceola County man landed back in jail over the weekend on charges of bicycling while drunk.

The Kissimmee Commission approved the price for the first phase of the downtown lakefront redevelopment project Tuesday, which will be an 18-month process costing 27 percent less than the $10.5 million bill estimated a year ago.

Video recorded by one of the residents at the Villa Del Sol condominium complex showed flames fully engulfing the roof of one of the buildings just after 9:00pm Sunday night.