Davenport woman opened bank account using 75-year-old woman's identity, police say
Winter Haven police said the 56-year-old suspect opened a Chase Bank account using a 75-year-old woman's identity to transfer funds from the woman's personal account to the fraudulent account. They said she tried to withdraw $22,500.
Winter Haven police canvass neighborhood in effort to crack Darnell Powell cold-case murder
Police again walked the Winter Haven neighborhood where a young man was shot to death in his sleep back in 2018.
Neighborhood canvass set for Monday to find answers to unsolved 2018 murder of Winter Haven man
Winter Haven police announced a neighborhood canvass with relatives of Darnell Powell, who was shot while sleeping at a friend's home back in 2018. Police still haven't identified a suspect or made any arrests.
Polk deputies nab killer, released early from prison, wanted for new murder in New Jersey
Prosecutors in New Jersey say James Lewis fatally shot a man back on September 18 during a carjacking. They say he tied up the victim’s girlfriend and stole the vehicle with her in it, before crashing a short time later.
3 years after Winter Haven man shot while sleeping, reward increased to $9,500
A Winter Haven mother is hoping additional reward money will hopefully find her son’s killer.
The history of Cypress Gardens, Florida's first theme park
The Sunshine State’s major tourism industry began with a 'Good Housekeeping' article back in the 1930s. Today, Cypress Gardens lives on as part of LEGOLAND Florida.
Peppa Pig theme park in Winter Haven sets opening date for Feb. 24
There is an opening date now for the Winter Haven theme park dedicated to the popular character, Peppa Pig: Feb. 24, 2022.
Submerged car found in Lake Martha may belong to missing man
Police in Winter Haven say a car spotted underwater in Lake Martha matches the description of one belonging to a man missing since August.
Winter Haven receives $9 million grant from state for road infrastructure, job growth
Governor Ron DeSantis said Winter Haven will receive more than $9 million to support “economic growth.”
Elderly driver killed after front-end loader backs over car along Winter Haven road
Troopers say an elderly driver died after a front-end loader backed over her car in Winter Haven.
$5,000 reward offered 3 years after Winter Haven man shot in his sleep
Three years after someone shot and killed a sleeping Polk County man, police still haven't identified a suspect or made any arrests. The victim's family holds out hope someone will have the courage to come forward with information.
Winter Haven police searching for man missing since August after telling family he was headed to hospital
Detectives in Winter Haven are continuing to search for 64-year-old Densley Brown, who family members last heard from on August 11 around 7:45 a.m.
Need for diaper donations increases 200% during pandemic
Anyone who has never had to buy diapers may not appreciate how expensive they can be. It can cost families $80 a month to diaper one child for a month.
Polk woman scrambles to find ECMO machine as husband fights for his life
Kassandra Figueroa is a desperate woman. She is on a mission to find something that is very scarce – an apparatus called an ECMO – to save her husband’s life.
Tempers flare around Winter Haven after popular Lake Eloise rope swing vanishes
A war of words is escalating over a tree. Not just any old tree – the so-called rope swing tree on Lake Eloise. It has been there for as far back as anyone can remember.
Polk County ceremony to honor lives lost on 9/11, in Afghanistan
Polk County veterans will hold a ceremony honoring the lives lost on September 11th and in the 20 years of war that followed.
Woman killed, teen hospitalized after shooting during drug deal, Polk sheriff says
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says a meeting to buy pot turned deadly when a teen boy tried to rob the alleged dealer, who fired shots, killing a 20-year-old woman and sending the teen to the hospital.
One dead, another injured in Polk County shooting
A woman was killed and a man was taken to the hospital in critical condition Thursday afternoon in a shooting near a Polk County park.
Police: Winter Haven man missing since August 11
Winter Haven police are searching for a 63-year-old man who left his home on August 11 and has not been seen since then.
Florida woman hospitalized with COVID-19 comes home to find husband dead of COVID-19
A Central Florida woman fought for her life in the hospital, survived, and thought she'd seen the worst of COVID -- until she went home and made a shocking discovery.