Police: 1 arrested after shots fired at officer

Jamari Osheay Hampton, 19, was arrested early Sunday morning after a Winter Haven police officer said shots were fired in his direction.

Police: Man falls asleep in drug store, grabs cigarettes on his way out

Video surveillance showed the man realizing the doors had been locked and then becoming visibly annoyed. Moments later, he can be seen unlocking the front door and leaving -- but he comes back.

Police: Suspect in hover shoes glides through Walmart

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. 

Road rage incident turns deadly in Winter Haven

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.

Polk County Sheriff's Office investigating deadly road rage incident

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.

Police searching for bikini-bottom bandit in Winter Haven

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.

Neighbors save woman from burning Polk County home

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

Polk County K9 retires

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

Winter Haven police arrest man accused of masturbating in front of child at Walmart

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.​​​​​​​

Agent Orange and cancer: Veteran dies 1 month after VA reverses denial of benefits

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.

Families, unable to afford rising rents, move into Polk County motels

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.

Polk deputies: Man turned in lost purse, but not cash

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.

'I like killing people': Triple murder suspect went on violent spree from Tennessee to Winter Haven

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.

Polk sheriff: Dangerous murder suspect loose in Winter Haven

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.

Police: 2 people shot and killed in Winter Haven home

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

Polk sheriff: Man shoots self, points gun at deputies

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.

Students learn CPR during culinary class

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