An 83-year-old Winter Haven man thought to be missing and endangered has been found safe, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said today. ...more

February 20, 2009

A Winter Haven mental health counselor was arrested today, accused of trying to extort money from one of his clients. ...more

February 16, 2009

Polk County deputies have charged the mother of one of the girls involved in the beating of a teenage girl recorded for YouTube with domestic battery in an unrelated incident. ...more

February 15, 2009

The driver in a Winter Haven hit-and-run crash that left a motorcyclist critically injured on Monday was identified and arrested today, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

February 12, 2009

Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies said they shut down an illegal radio station Wednesday afternoon in Winter Haven. ...more

February 11, 2009

An Avon Park man was arrested over the weekend in connection with five robberies that occurred in both Highlands and Polk counties. ...more

February 9, 2009

Neither the stepdaughter of a Polk County firefighter nor the stepdaughter of a Winter Haven police officer was wearing a seat belt when the teenagers were involved in a fatal wreck Sunday morning, Polk County deputies said today. ...more

February 9, 2009

A final determination of death for an Ocala youth who died at the Avon Park Youth Academy is pending a toxicology report. ...more

February 9, 2009

The stepdaughter of a Winter Haven police officer died Sunday morning and the daughter of a Polk County firefighter was seriously injured when their vehicle hit a power pole and rolled over in Winter Haven. ...more

February 9, 2009

The stepdaughter of a Winter Haven police officer died Sunday morning and the daughter of a Polk County firefighter was seriously injured when their vehicle hit a power pole and rolled over in Winter Haven. ...more

February 8, 2009