Winter Haven News

Published: Sunday, June 29, 2008 at 7:34 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 29, 2008 at 7:34 a.m. Congratulations to Robert Kincart, who was recently made the "Honorary Polk County Fire Chief" by David Cash, Polk ...

Published: Thursday, July 3, 2008 at 6:44 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 3, 2008 at 6:52 p.m. WINTER HAVEN A Winter Haven man was arrested Wednesday in a shooting Tuesday night, Winter Haven police said.

A Polk County jury delivered an early morning guilty verdict in the 2007 shooting death of a Winter Haven teenager.

A former secretary of the Lake Region Lakes Management District turned herself in to authorities Thursday after being accused of stealing more than $5,000 from the organization.

WINTER HAVEN The Winter Haven Police Department is offering a $7,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspect or suspects involved in two rapes that occurred on the same street in Southeast ...

On March 1, a fire destroyed Myra Shelton's house on Orrin Avenue, S.W. Shelton's dog died in the fire, and, before the fire, her daughter had been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

BARTOW A jury early today continued trying to reach a verdict in the trial of Jeffrey Lenard Green Jr., who is accused in the shooting death of a 19-year-old Winter Haven man in what prosecutors said was a ...

" More than a dozen local Church's Chicken fast food outlets will be put on the auction block next month when the company that operates the restaurants sells its assets under the approval of a federal ...

Hazmat crews are trying to contain a pesticide spill on U.S. 27 near Cypress Creek Boulvard.

Published: Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 6:52 a.m. PIERRE DUCHARME DEFENSE LAWYER ERIC KUSKE, left, confers Wednesday with Jeffrey Lenard Green Jr., accused of ...

Winter Haven officials have been discussing a limited public safety partnership with the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

A hazardous materials team is working to contain a chemical spill on U.S. 27 after a semi-trailer tanker leaked pesticide into a nearby ditch, Polk County Fire Rescue officials said.

The city of Winter Haven is sponsoring a new recreation program called Fun on the Run going on now through Aug.

A Winter Haven woman was killed this morning in a three-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 27, near the Eagle Ridge Mall, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reported.

Published: Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 12:30 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 1:53 p.m. WINTER HAVEN - Winter Haven's Utility Services Division has issued a precautionary boil-water notice that ...

WINTER HAVEN False fire alarms and motor vehicle accidents are costing the city's fire and police departments too much money, officials say.

Published: Sunday, June 22, 2008 at 8:10 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 22, 2008 at 9:25 a.m. Detectives are searching for the suspect in Friday's homicide at the Rightway Food/Citgo gas station at 404 ...

Only four years and 22 fights into his professional career, Andre Berto is on top of the WBC's welterweight division.

The video shows a man in a light-colored hoodie sweatshirt with a bandana across his face walk into the convenience store.

Grosse Pointe South alumnus Adam Abraham was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 13th round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft Friday, June 6. Abraham, a third baseman, signed a contract ...