Natalia Jaramillo

Miami

Osceola County Reporter at Orlando Sentinel

Covering Osceola County for the @orlandosentinel 🗞UCF Alumna⚡️Feel free to DM me tips! Past: @DJNF

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Articles

Kissimmee commissioners OK downtown roads project they hope will transform city center into a destination

2 days ago | orlandosentinel.com | Natalia Jaramillo

Kissimmee city commissioners will move forward next summer with a road project they hope will change the fabric of downtown - transforming it from a cut-through for motorist into a final destination. The connect-kissimmee-plan approved April 6 would narrow nearly two miles of downtown's main road between John Young Parkway and Vine Street from four lanes to two. The over $16.3 million project aims to make downtown more pedestrian friendly by widening sidewalks and slowing vehicle traffic.
Central Florida Catholics celebrate first U.S.-born pope

6 days ago | orlandosentinel.com | Steven Lemongello |Martin Comas |Natalia Jaramillo

Nancy O'Reilly raised her hands in the air, cheering at the news that an American cardinal was elected as the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church. "I couldn't believe my ears," the Apopka resident said Thursday afternoon. "I was surprised. It's exciting."O'Reilly was just one of many Catholics across Central Florida elated at the choice of Chicago native Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV.
Central Florida Catholics celebrate first U.S.-born pope

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Steven Lemongello |Martin Comas |Natalia Jaramillo

Nancy O’Reilly raised her hands in the air, cheering at the news that an American cardinal was elected as the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church. “I couldn’t believe my ears,” the Apopka resident said Thursday afternoon. “I was surprised. It’s exciting.”O’Reilly was just one of many Catholics across Central Florida elated at the choice of Chicago native Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV.
Kangaroo hopping on St. Cloud road is captured, owner charged

1 week ago | orlandosentinel.com | Natalia Jaramillo

A kangaroo spotted hopping in the middle of a St. Cloud road earlier this week, stunning those who glimpsed the out-of-place marsupial, was later captured and taken to a nearby wildlife preserve. The male kangaroo, now named Hickory as he was found along Old Hickory Tree Road, remained a mystery for two days, until officials found his owner.
Orange, Osceola boards rebuff Split Oak Forest defenders' last-ditch pleas

1 week ago | orlandosentinel.com | Stephen Hudak |Natalia Jaramillo

Defenders of Split Oak Forest tried but failed Tuesday to persuade Orange County government to take legal action to halt construction of a toll road through the public land's southern wedge. Forest advocates insist Orange County has grounds to oppose the highway, even though it sits solely in the Osceola County portion of the preserve. County lawyers say they don't.
Orange, Osceola boards rebuff Split Oak Forest defenders’ last-ditch pleas

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Stephen Hudak |Natalia Jaramillo

Defenders of Split Oak Forest tried but failed Tuesday to persuade Orange County government to take legal action to halt construction of a toll road through the public land’s southern wedge. Forest advocates insist Orange County has grounds to oppose the highway, even though it sits solely in the Osceola County portion of the preserve. County lawyers say they don’t.
Motorcyclist died after crash in Orange County late Saturday, FHP says

1 week ago | orlandosentinel.com | Natalia Jaramillo

A 44-year-old man driving a motorcycle died after crashing on State Road 408 in Orange County late Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Around 11:45 p.m. on Saturday the man was driving a 2015 Suzuki motorcycle eastbound on SR 408 east of Alafaya Trail when he failed to negotiate a left curve and ran off the roadway, struck a guardrail and was thrown off, FHP said. The man died at the scene, FHP said. The crash remains under investigation.
Central Florida home values surge, though not in Osceola; check how your ZIP fared

1 week ago | orlandosentinel.com | Natalia Jaramillo

Home values surged across Central Florida in the most recent two-year period with Orange County leading the way. But there was one exception to the upward trend, Osceola County, evidence of how homeowners are being whipsawed by an uncertain economic landscape.
I-4's two new lanes open officially today, give some drivers traffic relief

2 weeks ago | orlandosentinel.com | Natalia Jaramillo

Drivers can now use two new lanes to traverse a six-mile stretch of Interstate 4 in Central Florida that was dubbed part of the the most-congested corridor in the nation. Two new "congestion relief" lanes officially opened Monday, running 6.1 miles in each direction of I-4 from east of U.S. 27 in Polk County to World Drive near Disney Springs.
I-4’s two new lanes open officially today, give some drivers traffic relief

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Natalia Jaramillo

Drivers can now use two new lanes to traverse a six-mile stretch of Interstate 4 in Central Florida that is part of what was dubbed the most-congested corridor in the nation. Two new “congestion relief” lanes officially opened Monday, running 6.1 miles in each direction of I-4 from east of U.S. 27 in Polk County to World Drive near Disney Springs. Some sections of the new lanes opened last week, giving some drivers a faster ride ahead of a larger overhaul of I-4 that is years from completion.