Winter Haven

A scene from Back to the Future recently played out in a Winter Haven Walmart when a man wearing hover shoes sailed into the store, loaded his cart with items and slid out without paying. 

A road rage incident turned deadly Saturday night when a motorist shot and killed another motorist in Winter Haven, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

A road rage incident turned deadly Saturday night when a motorist shot and killed another motorist in Winter Haven, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Winter Haven police are hoping you can help them identify a man who was caught on camera stealing a bikini bottom and a pair of binoculars from a West Marine store on December 30.

When a Polk County home caught fire last week, neighbors put their own lives at risk to save a woman from the burning house.

After six years and hundreds of criminal apprehensions, Winton, a K9 with the Polk County Sheriff's Office is retiring.

Police in Winter Haven said Elias Alan-Arturo Flor, 19, turned himself in at the police department after he was seen on video at Walmart conducting a lewd act in front of a 12 yr-old child.​​​​​​​

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.