Lake Wales High School to use metal detectors for next school year
Lake Wales High School will be implementing a new safety measure this upcoming school year.
Free camp exposes music to over 100 kids each summer
Each summer for over a decade, around 100 kids and teens get exposed to music through a free camp from Sandy's MusicGirls.
Machete-wielding man dies after partner stabs him in self-defense, Lake Wales police say
Police in Lake Wales say a man attacked his longtime partner with a machete at an apartment complex on Thursday, leading her to stab him in self-defense, killing him.
Deadly stabbing under investigation in Lake Wales
One person is dead and another is in the hospital following a stabbing in Lake Wales on Thursday afternoon.
Lake Wales community steps up to help 11-year-old boy who was robbed selling candy for school fundraiser
After word spread that an 11-year-old boy was robbed in downtown Lake Wales while selling candy for a school fundraiser, local business owners turned the traumatic situation into one of selflessness and kindness.
11-year-old robbed of fundraising money while selling chocolate in Lake Wales: LWPD
An 11-year-old selling chocolate for a school fundraiser was robbed of $107 in downtown Lake Wales on April 25, according to the Lake Wales Police Department.
History of Lake Wales showcased in art exhibit
An exhibition by the Lakes Wales Arts Council, "How The Arts Shaped Lakes Wales", uses art to tell the history of the city’s growth over the past 50 years.
Grady Judd: Man with knife who wanted to be shot, killed by deputy in Lake Wales
A Polk County sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man Friday afternoon after the man came at them with a knife, according to Sheriff Grady Judd.
Lake Wales police release images of suspect's vehicle in Molotov cocktail attack on insurance business
The Lake Wales Police Department have released surveillance video and photos of a vehicle they believe belongs to the suspect who vandalized an insurance business.
Lake Wales insurance business vandalized with spray paint, molotov cocktails
The Lake Wales Police Department is searching for a suspect who threw Molotov cocktails into an insurance business.
Polk County breaks ground on new water production facility to meet future water demand
Polk County broke ground Wednesday on a new water production facility to meet future water demand.
Lake Wales woman arrested after allegedly stabbing 71-year-old man: LWPD
A Lake Wales woman has been arrested after police say she stabbed a 71-year-old man in the chest on Saturday morning.
Lakes Wales man arrested for stabbing victim over $4 used to buy crack cocaine: Police
A Lake Wales man was arrested for stabbing someone over $4 used to buy crack cocaine, according to police.
Lake Wales man arrested for the 24th time, suspected of robbery
A Lake Wales man who has been arrested 23 times was taken into custody again on Friday, according to Lake Wales Police.
Ex-substitute teacher arrested for showing elementary students sexually explicit photos: Lake Wales police
An ex-substitute teacher in Lake Wales was arrested for showing elementary school students sexually explicit photos of herself, police said.
Lake Wales teacher accused of breaking into ex-girlfriend’s home, strangling her new boyfriend: PCSO
A middle school teacher in Lake Wales has been placed on administrative leave after deputies arrested him on several charges including burglary and strangulation.
Homeowner shoots, holds intruder at gunpoint until police arrive: LWPD
A Lake Wales homeowner shot an intruder in the leg and held him at gunpoint until police arrived Tuesday night, according to the Lake Wales Police Department.
Burglary suspects accused of breaking into and damaging Lake Wales home in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton
Two people are back behind bars after deputies say they broke into a vacant Lake Wales home ‘to escape Hurricane Milton’ and trashed it.
Parents arrested in two separate cases for leaving child in hot car in Lake Wales
The Lake Wales Police Department is investigating two separate cases of parents leaving their child in a hot car within just the last two weeks.
Man shot, critically injured after fight in Lake Wales; alleged gunman arrested
A Lakes Wales man is charged with attempted first-degree murder in the shooting of another man.