Winter Haven News

Twenty-seven employees of the local Head Start pre-school program have lost their jobs after checks of criminal records, family ties to management and whether they had completed required child-care training.

Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 12:09 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 1:47 p.m. LAKELAND A Polk State College police academy student was arrested Tuesday after Polk County Sheriff's investigators said he punched a man in the face, damaged his car and threatened him.

WINTER HAVEN Nine years ago, Winter Haven Housing Authority officials talked about redeveloping Orrin Circle, and on Thursday the new housing complex, Lakeside Terrace, was dedicated.

The death warrant for a man convicted of killing three men, including a Polk County sheriff's deputy, had been signed.

Winter Haven police now have a crucial piece of evidence in the disappearance of a Savannah, Georgia mother and her 3 year old daughter.

Here is a very early audition notice for Ragtime , which is being produced by Theatre Winter Haven.

A local kennel has planned a party for you and your pet. If you do not have a pet, no problem; you will be able to adopt one at the party.

Jury selection begins Monday in the murder trial of a man accused of brutally murdering a Polk County College student.

The Symphony Guild of Winter Haven will present its annual Pops in the Park concert, featuring the Imperial Symphony Orchestra, tonight at the Lake Silver Amphitheater in Martin Luther King Jr.

Published: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 2:18 a.m. WINTER HAVEN - Theatre Winter Haven Academy invites the public to step into the world of Narnia Nov.

Published: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 4:02 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 4:02 a.m. BARTOW Prosecutors have concluded Luis Rivera was justified in using deadly force in last month's fatal shooting of a 54-year-old man in Winter Haven.

Ghosts - and more than a few witches, mummies, superheroes, pirates and princesses - will go haunting Friday during the eighth annual Ghoul's Night Out in downtown Winter Haven.

Winter Haven Police Department detectives are searching for a 2 1/2-year-old girl who they say might be in danger.

Published: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 3:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 7:15 a.m. LAKELAND Lakeland city commissioners will ask the state's Attorney General's Office how they should proceed with a complaint from a voter that maintains commission candidates Philip Walker and Rickey Shirah live outside the district they are ...

Published: Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 10:46 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 10:46 p.m. WINTER HAVEN From classical tunes to classic rock, music filled Denison Stadium on Saturday night as marching bands from 15 Polk County high schools performed at the Florida Bandmasters Association Annual Marching Band Festival in Winter ...

The White House says President Barack Obama will be in Florida for two days next week.

Published: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 2:42 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 2:42 p.m. Theatre Winter Haven produced some unscripted drama in its inaugural season of 1970.

Published: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 9:15 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 9:15 p.m. WINTER HAVEN City employees painted the town pink Friday.

A soldier from Deerfield Beach has been killed in Afghanistan. Spc. Daniel C. Lawson, 33, was among four soldiers who suffered fatal wounds last Thursday when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device in Kandahar province, the U.S. Department of Defense said Monday night.

Published: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 3:15 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 3:18 p.m. TALLAHASSEE The Florida Supreme Court announced today it will hear oral arguments Oct.