Winter Haven News

Forty residents of a Winter Haven retirement home had to be evacuated from their building when a fire broke out in a second story apartment Friday afternoon.

Published: Friday, July 10, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 1:34 a.m. WINTER HAVEN - Theatre Winter Haven will be taking its audiences on a musical trip through ancient history with its summer revival of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." Caitlin Knowles looks on as Dereck Seay, as Joseph, addresses his ...

A big green Dumpster sits on the side of Central Avenue in front of The Ritz Theatre as sounds of drilling and hammering filter from the building's interior - sensory signs of a new stage in the historical landmark's renovation.

Published: Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 10:45 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 10:44 p.m. BARTOW Jurors began listening to testimony Thursday in the trial of a 21-year-old Winter Haven man accused of helping to hatch a botched home invasion robbery that left his friend dead.

In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'A+' rating on Winter Haven, Florida's $22,715,000 public improvement refunding revenue bonds, series 2007 and $7,450,000 sales tax revenue bonds, series 2002.

Published: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 11:22 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 11:22 p.m. The Winter Haven Police Department reported these criminal activities from June 26 through 30: BURGLARY Residential burglary was reported June 26 in the 100 block of Jardin Lane.

DocuLex has released Archive Studio Professional Capture 4 upgrade, a set of new features for its image processing and content indexing software program.

Two Winter Haven students made the the Furman University dean's list for spring 2009.

Published: Saturday, July 4, 2009 at 11:40 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, July 4, 2009 at 11:40 p.m. Winter Haven resident John Harden was 6 years old when he accompanied his mother, father and sister on a shopping trip to downtown South Bend, Ind., on June 30, 1935, and became a part of American history.

John R. Harden knows what happened in South Bend on June 30, 1934. He didn't know that those events would be depicted in a film about Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger.

First, he stole a police car. Then he led officers on a chase through three counties before driving into a dead-end street.

The area looks like a muddy mess now, but by the end of next week, it will be bathed in floral color.

Published: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 7:23 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 7:22 p.m. WINTER HAVEN City Commissioner Mike Easterling announced Wednesday that he will try to keep his seat in the Sept.

Lakeland police have arrested a suspect in the carjacking of a vehicle with a Winter Haven police detective as a victim.

Polk County Sheriff's deputy, Matt Williams, walks past a 2007 Audi, left, and a 2007 Jeep SUV involved in a fatal accident on Monday morning on Lake Eloise Loop Road in Winter Haven.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal vehicle crash that has traffic blocked on Eloise Loop Road on the south side of Winter Haven.

Among rampant rumors that Legoland is looking to come to Orlando, a spokeswoman confirmed to WESH 2 News Monday morning that the company is planning to build a second them park in the U.S. and is strongly considering Florida.

Polk County Sheriff's deputies reported Saturday they found a homemade bomb, a boa constrictor and a variety of guns when they broke up a north Lakeland methamphetamine lab on Friday.

We're hoping for a brighter future for some dogs in Polk County that the Sentinel wrote about Wednesday.

Published: Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 7:16 a.m. LAKELAND David and Kelly Richter of Winter Haven learned about Michael Jackson's death Thursday evening as they dined at Palace Pizza in downtown Lakeland.