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Homelessness survivor builds mission to aid hotel families: 'I wish I did not have to do it'
It’s about noon on a Saturday, and Bettina Grzeskowiak is doing what she does every week. She’s driving a 15-foot moving truck through a 17-mile stretch of hotels off U.S. Route 192, West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, in Kissimmee. She’s honking the horn in the tune of the...
Missing Florida girl who missed school bus believed to be in St. Augustine area
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Orlando Police Department is searching for a missing girl. The mother of Ja’Naiah Jackson reported her daughter missing on Monday after she allegedly ran away instead of getting on her school bus at 3:15 p.m. Police think she may be in the St. Augustine area,...
Winning lottery ticket worth over $40,000 sold at Kissimmee gas station
KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Someone in Kissimmee is several thousand dollars richer after Monday night's Fantasy 5 drawing!. A winning ticket was sold at RaceTrac at 1600 South John Young Parkway in Kissimmee, according to the Florida Lottery. A Quick Pick ticket worth $40,459.44 was among three total winners in this drawing.
Red Lobster bankruptcy: Is Orlando-based restaurant chain going out of business?
ORLANDO, Fla. - Is Red Lobster going out of business? According to a report in Bloomberg, the national seafood restaurant chain is considering filing for bankruptcy protection to help relieve various financial pressures that have weighed on the company. According to a report by Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the...
Search continues for Homestead woman’s killer
HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Five days since a Homestead woman was carjacked, abducted and murdered in central Florida, authorities continued to search for her killer. New details continue to be released, including how the murder of a tow truck driver a day earlier may be connected to the killing of 31-year-old Katherine Altagracia Guerrero De Aguasvias on Tuesday.
Man accused of stabbing cousin 15 times in Davenport captured in Virginia
DAVENPORT, Fla. — Days after allegedly stabbing his cousin in a "violent" attack before going on the run, a Polk County man was captured by law enforcement hundreds of miles and four states away, Davenport police said. Douglas Kidd, 47, reportedly stabbed his cousin more than 15 times on...
Haven on Vine affordable housing project receives nearly $2 million
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Several affordable housing projects are underway in Osceola County, including Haven on Vine. The former Super 8 on Vine Street in Kissimmee is being turned into affordable housing and emergency, bridge housing. The project will include about 80 affordable housing units and 40 or so...
Kissimmee celebrates nearly $2M in federal funding for affordable housing complex
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The city of Kissimmee is getting results when it comes to finding a solution to the affordable housing crisis impacting Central Florida. What used to be an old motel will soon be home to 83 affordable housing units and 40 emergency housing units. At least 30...
Groundbreaking for new Orlando apartment complex offering 'affordable' options
ORLANDO, Fla. - Orange County is set to receive additional housing options with the groundbreaking of a new complex on the west side of Interstate 4, situated along W. Colonial Drive west of John Young Parkway. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer highlighted the pressing need for affordable housing in Central Florida...
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