Lake Wales, Fla. — Four people were killed and several others injured following a devastating multi vehicle crash on Highway 60 east of Lake Wales on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Polk County ...

Oct. 5, 2026 - It was an exciting morning at the Lake Wales Public Library as city officials, staff and residents gathered to celebrate the completion of the library’s newly improved space with a ...

Sheriff Grady Judd provided an update Tuesday morning on the fatal early morning crash October 5 involving a school bus in Winter Haven. The information is current approximately 25 to 27 hours after ...

A portion of Old Eagle Lake Winter Haven Road in Eagle Lake is scheduled to close nightly at 8 p.m. beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 7for utility infrastructure improvement work. Old Eagle Lake Winter ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Investigations Unit is investigating a traffic fatality that occurred during the early morning hours of Sunday, June 7, 2026, in Auburndale. Around ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd provided an update Monday morning on a fatal crash involving a Polk County school bus and multiple other vehicles in Winter Haven. Judd spoke during a 10 a.m. media ...

Summer Blockbuster Blowou - Here's How the Summer's 8 Hottest Movies Rank! by James Coulter If you've been following my One Movie Later reviews, you already know I packed my summer with moviegoing: ...

Winter Haven, Florida - State Rep. Jon Albert is offering assistance through his Winter Haven district office to families affected by Monday morning’s deadly school bus crash on Lucerne Park Road.

A major multi-vehicle crash involving a Polk County Public Schools bus has shut down a portion of Lucerne Park Road Monday morning as a large emergency response remains underway. The crash was ...

A dispute between a couple at the Love’s Travel Stop along U.S. 27 turned into a chaotic arrest Monday morning that involved a Lake Wales Police K-9, a medical helicopter and the death of a dog that ...

On Thursday, October 1, 2026, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 59-year-old Melissa McKinney of Logan Lane in Winter Haven after an investigation by the Animal Cruelty Investigations Unit and ...

By Carl Fish The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that four people were injured in a shooting late Saturday night near the area commonly known as the “Mud Hole” south of Lake Wales. The ...