Winter Haven News

Authorities are searching for the man they say stole an off-duty deputy's purse that held her badge and gun at a central Florida grocery store.

A Winter Haven High School teen with an extensive criminal history has been busted for bullying after he reportedly robbed one of his peers on multiple occasions.

Mark R. Bostick, of Lake Wales, is the president of Comcar Industries. He is reappointed for a term beginning May 16, 2013, and ending June 30, 2015.

An intoxicated man on the hunt for his brother mistakenly fired shots at a newspaper delivery vehicle early Sunday morning, but reports say he ended up being the only one injured.

One man is dead and three more are in critical condition after a crash involving an all-terrain vehicle and a bicycle.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd speaks of the arrest of Polk County Schools Bus Driver Patrice LaToya Sanders during a news conference at the Polk County Sheriff's Office headquarters Friday, May 10, 2013 in Winter Haven Fla.

Some residents living in the typically quiet Lake Lena neighborhood remain on high alert, following an alarming home invasion robbery to a 92-year old woman.

Winter Haven Police officials say after two weeks of searching, they have finally found and arrested an "armed and extremely dangerous" suspect- wanted for trying to shoot a victim in the head.

PHOTO PROVIDED TO THE LAKE WALES NEWS Rick DePalma was awarded the Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate's International Diamond Society Designation.

A little over a week after a brutal stabbing occurred, Winter Haven Police say they have their suspect behind bars.

Mercantile Capital Corp. closed a $3.7 million commercial loan for Guyer Corral Ventures LLC to finance the construction of a Golden Corral Buffet & Grill restaurant in Winter Haven.

It started when Polk County Sheriff's Office Computer Crimes detectives received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding the possible transmission of a child pornography video from a residence in Winter Haven.

The Winter Haven Police Department is searching for a man they describe as a very dangerous and violent felon wanted in connection with the attempted fatal shooting of a person in a crowd at the Spring Lake Plaza on April 28.

County commissioners are getting close to a decision on whether to give the go-ahead to put what likely will be a controversial transportation sales tax referendum on the November 2014 ballot.

A 2-month-old girl has died from injuries sustained when the car she was riding in was involved in a crash on Havendale Boulevard in Winter Haven.

Two Sarasota men were "violently robbed" earlier this week after traveling to Winter Haven to show an ATV they had for sale on Craigslist to a pair of men posing as potential buyers.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said a deputy found in his crashed patrol car is dead.

Charles Nathan Anderson, of Winter Haven, Fla., began his quest in the early 1950s after reading a book titled "50 Best Cities," written by Norman Ford.

This week, the City of Tallahassee named Ivan Maldonado as the new director for StarMetro.

Bartow's ambiance reached a new level in the past two months with the unveiling - literally and figuratively - of public art.