Lake Wales News

A muck fire outside Davenport has caused a lot of smoke in the area and the underground fire that now measures more than 1,000 acres is under control and it will be monitored.

William Cornwell, 412 Lake Daisy Drive, Winter Haven, who allegedly shot and killed Christopher Brian Deese, 40, of Auburndale, on Sunday, is a former resident of Lake Wales, and this is the second time he has reportedly shot someone who broke into his home.

PHOTO PROVIDED Lauren Gilmore, daughter of Howard and Janet Kay of Lake Wales, has made it through two rounds of Jeopardy tryouts and hopes to be a contestant on the show.

Sometimes your iPhone will tell you where to eat lunch, but what it is really telling you is something far deeper.

Two men from Lake Wales, Florida were arrested last Saturday for allegedly killing a 9-and-a-half-foot alligator at the Eagle Ridge Mall.

Detectives arrested and charged five suspects Wednesday and Thursday for allegedly beating up a Lake Wales teen and his father, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reported.

Economic Development Director Harold Gallup approached the Community Redevelopment Agency at the May 15 CRA public meeting, requesting it approve and authorize $40,000 from CRA funds to pay for the installation of a state-of-the-art fiber optics system for Longleaf Business Park .

The City of Lake Wales and the Lake Wales Public Library will host the Winter Haven Hospital Community Blood Center's Bloodmobile Friday, June 1. The Bloodmobile will be at the Lake Wales City Administration Building, 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. The Bloodmobile will move to the Lake Wales Public Library, 1 until 4 p.m. The Bloodmobile will be parked in ... (more)

Two Lake Wales men were arrested after using a fishing pole with a chicken as bait to lure an alligator out of a pond and fatally shoot the reptile, deputies said.

Cassandra Davis, left and Mark Dunn of Team Pango of Lake Brandon were among the more than 1,500 that took part in the Annual Bike MS: The Citrus Tour, a two-day cycling event to raise money and support the fight against Multiple Sclerosis.

A police officer on patrol said he caught two men attempting to steal water heaters Tuesday afternoon from the shed of a small Lake Wales apartment building.

PHOTO BY KATHY LEIGH BERKOWITZ Burney Hayes, representing the Police Athletic League at the Recreation Roundtable, noted that if the city ever hires another recreation director, they will also need to hire a "staff" to work under the director and carry out departmental duties.

The routine business of running the Lake Wales charter schools took but a brief time at Monday's work session and board meeting.

Rajiv McIntosh, Lake Wales I plan to look for a job as an A.C. tech. I just got out of school.

Residents living in close proximity to a BP convenience station on Scenic Highway near Dr.

PHOTO BY DEBRA GOUVELLIS Lakendra McMath and Mari Yebra, employees of Florida's Natural, offer military persons a 10% discount during Armed Forces Day.

LAKE WALES, Fla. - Polk County detectives say a 41-year-old man forced a 10-year-old boy into oral sex, after telling the boy his 7-year-old brothers would be killed if he didn't comply.

More than 2,000 people have been exonerated of serious crimes since 1989 in the United States, according to a report by college researchers who have established the first national registry of exonerations.

Citizens of Lake Wales finally had their say at the May 15 public session regarding the controversy created May 1, when the City Commission approved in a 4-1 vote - with Mayor Mike Carter dissenting - moving July 4 celebrations from Lake Wailes to Eagle Ridge Mall.

Blake Cooper Appleton, a Lake Wales youngster who came to represent the resilience and spirit of sick children everywhere, passed away Tuesday at the age of 9. In an interview at The Lake Wales News Dec.