Winter Haven

Housing to help homeless Polk State College students

September 30, 2019 5:40pm EDT

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

Winter Haven police arrest man who tried to lure teenager

September 28, 2019 1:01pm EDT

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

Witnesses: Man in white van tried to lure teen in Winter Haven

September 27, 2019 11:10pm EDT

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

Mom seeks justice 1 year after spray of bullets killed her son

September 18, 2019 11:34pm EDT

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

Winter Haven police investigate two shootings in same area

September 11, 2019 10:37pm EDT

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.

Good Samaritan pulls driver from sinking truck after crash in Winter Haven

August 23, 2019 11:04pm EDT

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.

Polk homeowners subdue man who tossed brick through window

August 20, 2019 10:30am EDT

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.