The lawsuit claims Lakeland officers broke department policy and thwarted other agencies' efforts to assist when they chased ...

Ana Maria Ruiz Perea of Winter Haven High became the first Polk County student elected as governor at the annual Girls State ...

A 47-year-old Winter Haven man was killed ... to burst into flames, the Florida Highway Patrol said. It happened just after 7 p.m. Wednesday off of SR 544 in Polk County, officials said.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — A 30-year-old man was arrested Thursday after Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies said he "exposed and fondled himself" at Lions Park. Freddyali Garcia Rivera has been ...

Haven man who was out on probation is back behind bars after deputies say he interfered with a first responder at the scene of a car crash.

The study will evaluate the potential widening along an eight-mile segment of SR 544 to accommodate the projected increase in traffic demand.

Five burglaries in Manheim Township in 2021 led police to connect a Florida man to 22 more burglaries across multiple ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis stood behind a “Florida Leads: Let’s Get To Work” sign on a podium during a news conference on Wednesday in Winter Haven. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and Brevard County ...

A LEGOLAND Florida spokesperson said it is making “operational changes” at its theme park that resulted in mass layoffs reported to the state of Florida last week, including more than 100 ...

Speaking from the Polk County Sheriff's Office Wednesday ... Ron DeSantis, joined by a couple of Central Florida sheriffs, delivered remarks in Winter Haven on Wednesday emphasizing his push ...

Otis Birdsong was a consensus college All-American at the University of Houston and an NBA All-Star during his 12-year pro career, and Houston retired his No. 10 jersey. On Wednesday, Winter Haven ...