Winter Haven

Police in Winter Haven are searching for a mother and baby who haven't been seen in two weeks.

Keith Brown was exposed to agent orange for years, but after being diagnosed with cancer years later, the VA said it wasn't related to the toxin and denied his benefits. Their correction was too late.

Fancy Osborne's budget is tight these days. Her landlord evicted her, her fiancé, and their 2-year-old daughter and they now live in a motel in Winter Haven, along with the families of 40 other children.

It’s not quite taking candy from a baby, but deputies in Polk County say a man may have helped himself to some cash that a toddler dropped inside a grocery store. Now they are hoping you can identify him.

After an overnight manhunt, Stanley Eric Mossburg, a suspect wanted for an out-of-state murder and a double murder in Winter Haven, was arrested after he barricaded himself inside a home, deputies said.

The Polk County sheriff says anyone living in the Dundee Road area of Winter Haven should stay inside and be cautious because a "spree killer" is on the loose.

Investigators at the Polk County Sheriff's Office need help to identify three armed robbery suspects.

A person of interest turned himself in following the murders of two women inside a Winter Haven home, police said.

Winter Haven Police are searching for the suspect responsible for killing two women after they were found dead Sunday morning.

A Polk County man is in the hospital Saturday after the sheriff says he shot himself and pointed his weapon at a deputy, forcing him to open fire.

A Winter Haven culinary teacher is cooking up a very important, potentially life-saving lesson for her students.

Heart for Winter Haven is opening a home for homeless students who attend Polk State College.

Police in Winter Haven have arrested a man who they said tried to lure a teenager into his van.

Winter Haven Police are looking for a man who may have tried to intice a teen to get into his van Thursday.

Almost everywhere you look in Darnya Barber’s Polk County home, there are reminders of her son.

Police in Winter Haven are investigating two shootings that happened in the same area on Wednesday, though it is unclear if the incidents are related.

Seeing two vehicles crash will rattle just about anyone, but a Winter Haven, Florida man "didn't even think about it," when he jumped into a pond Thursday night to help rescue a driver from a sinking truck. 

Police say a pair of Winter Haven neighbors subdued a homeless man who tried to smash into one home before tossing a brick through the window of a second home.

Police in Winter Haven say a school has been evacuated due to smoke inside the building.