Winter Haven News

Detectives have charged Roger Griffin with armed sexual battery, based on positive identification from DNA evidence obtained from a victim.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Winter Haven police have re-arrested an alleged child molester after he posted bond.

An attorney from Winter Haven has amended a declaratory action against Polk County's Property Tax Appraiser's Office to a class action suit against all 67 Florida County Property Tax Appraisers.

Fingerprints left behind during burglaries of two Island Lake Estates homes have lead officials to a suspect, Winter Haven Police announced Monday.

Tommy McElrath was last seen on June 5, around 10:45 p.m., at Winter Haven Health and Rehab facility located at 202 Avenue O NE in Winter Haven.

A Polk County man has been charged with manslaughter after an autopsy revealed his 5-week-old son suffered from blunt force trauma to the head.

Searching for son born in Jacksonville, Florida at the Vincent Hospital in 1963 or 64. He was given the name James Victor by his birth mother.

It's supposed to be a person's safe haven, but in Nikki's bedroom, graffiti covers almost everything you can see.

Polk County commissioners are on board with an effort to bring national recognition to the former Cypress Gardens tourist attraction.

Two separate traffic stops over the weekend resulted in arrests for possession and intent to sell methamphetamine, marijuana and spice.

Firefighters were dispatched to the eight-unit apartment building on Snively Avenue in Eloise, a city near Winter Haven, at about 12:20 p.m. Saturday.

Winter Haven Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a female who is using counterfeit bills at local businesses.

Ronald was born Sept. 12, 1936 in Massillon, Ohio to the late Dwayne and Vera Haines and has been a resident of Lake Wales for 47 years.

PHOTO BY ROBERT BLANCHARD Sixteen-year-old brothers David Whatley and Michael Whatley show five-year-old Noah Quiller around Saturday's Classic Car Show in Lake Wales.

One of her daughters, Kim Merril, said Nalley had not been well for a few months.

A Lakeland woman is behind bars, charged with stealing the IDs of elderly residents in her care and then using them to get tens of thousands of dollars in bogus tax returns.

Portia Charlton was arrested Friday and jail records show she is charged with 13 counts of stealing identification information from 13 people at a nursing home where she used to work.

Winter Haven Police officers are asking for the public's help in finding a convicted felon with quite the criminal history, who now has a warrant out for another arrest.

PHOTO BY CASSIE JACOBY Capt. Jim Erikson, VFW Post 4289 in Winter Haven, presents a certificate of appreciation to Aileen Hood, general manager of Lake Wales News, Polk Co.

At approximately 11:44 a.m. late Monday morning, Allyssa Atkinson was transported to 550 Pope Avenue NW by a DCF worker for a medical appointment.