March 10, 2014
Monday, March 10, 2014
Man Arrested For Stabbing His Mother To Death In Winter Haven -Monday, March 10, 2014
Man Hit On Bicycle On Hwy 60 In Lake Wales -Sunday, March 9, 2014
Gunman Opens Fire On Highlands Sheriffs -Sunday, March 9, 2014
Polk Man Killed After Being Hit By Semi -Sunday, March 9, 2014
Plane Hits Skydiver Both Survive -Saturday, March 8, 2014
Fun Friday – Green Meadow Farms -Friday, March 7, 2014
Daylight Savings Spring Forward Sunday March 9th -Friday, March 7, 2014
Polk County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Charge Masseuse with Lewd Solicitation and Battery -Thursday, March 6, 2014
Accident On Central Ave & 1st Street WH Drive Carefully -Thursday, March 6, 2014
Twenty Four Yr Old Winter Haven Man Killed In Cypress Gardens Crash -Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Daily Ridge Readers Help Unite Lost Dog “Pooter” With Owner In Winter Haven -Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Lake Kissimmee State Park to host annual easter egg hunt -Wednesday, March 5, 2014
WACKY WEDNESDAY – Workers Salvage Classic Corvettes from Kentucky Sinkhole -Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Autopsy Confirms Homeless Man Victim of Homicide -Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Cooking On The Ridge- Fat Tuesday Style – Creole Jambalaya -Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Bartow Police Advise Toddler Accidentally Killed -Monday, March 3, 2014
Man Driving Wrong Way On Park Avenue Arrested For DUI -Monday, March 3, 2014
Woman Killed After Car Goes Airborne 100 Feet -Monday, March 3, 2014
Help Police Find This Man Austin Reed Harvey -Friday, February 28, 2014
Lake Wales, Florida – At approximately 8:30 pm, on Sunday, March 9, 2014, a 1999 silver Chevrolet SUV, driven by 51-year-old Phillip A. McKinney, DOB 05/11/1962, ABC Road, Lake Wales, pulled out of John’s Appliance Repair located at 16580 US 27 South Lake Wales, and headed south on US 27 in the outside (west) lane. McKinney’s passenger was his daughter, 18-year-old Makayla K. McKinney, DOB 03/08/1996, Bay Club Drive, Kissimmee. As McKinney was pulling out onto US 27, a 2007, yellow Ford Mustang, driven by 44-year-old John A. Hensley, DOB 07/18/1969, Bentley, Ave., Sebring , was traveling southbound on US…
UPDATE: The suspect/victim in this case was identified as Floyd Gene Hodge, 31 years of age. Responding deputies were Deputy Dennis Williams and Deputy Justin Norris.The supervisor who shot the suspect was Sergeant John Singha. Patrol cars and homes in the area suffered significant damage from bullets.The weapon has been identified as an AK 47 – a high powered weapon. This case remains under investigation. Further updates will follow in the next few days. Sebring, Florida – At approximately 4:45 AM today Highlands County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the area of 215 Plantation Road in Sebring in response to…
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a traffic fatality this morning in Lakeland involving a pedestrian fatally struck by a semi-truck. Preliminary information is as follows: Around 5:00 a.m. this morning, Sunday, March 9, 2014, a 2005 International semi-truck hauling a tanker trailer belonging to Kenan Fuel Company and being driven by 44-year-old William J. House of Covey Circle North in Lakeland, was heading westbound on Pipkin Road West in Lakeland when House felt the truck strike something. He stopped and discovered he had hit a pedestrian in the roadway. He immediately called 911. First responders to the scene…
Around 11:00 a.m Saturday morning 87 year old Sharon L. Trembley of Mulberry was doing “touch and goes” in his private Cessna from the South Lakeland Airport near 7500 Coronet Road in the Mulberry area, when during his third pass, the passenger-side wing of his plane became entangled in and then cut the strings of a parachutist. The parachutist, 49 year old John S. Frost of Gainesville, parachute was struck by the plane causing him to be flung to the ground. The impact caused the plane to spin and crash nose first into the ground. The incident occurred around 10-20…
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Every weekday around mid-day we will have the Polk Mugshot of The Day. The mugshot will be someone arrested in Polk County in the past couple of weeks. The mugshot along with the charges will be posted. Please remember these individuals are innocent until proven guilty. ALLENDE, JOSE AJUTIN Race: W Sex: M DOB: 12/24/1985 Height: 506 Weight: 180 Charges: UNARMED BURGLARY OCCUPIED DWELLING Bond $7500, DV BATTERY TOUCH/STRIKE Bond $5000 The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the authors and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions,…
Total Time: 1 hr 40 min Prep: 20 min Cook: 1 hr 20 min Yield: 4 servings Ingredients 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves 1 teaspoon chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves Salt and freshly ground black pepper Eight 3-ounce chicken cutlets 1 1/2 cups Simple Tomato Sauce, recipe follows, or purchased marinara sauce 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella 16 teaspoons grated Parmesan 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces Simple Tomato Sauce: 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 small onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 stalk celery, chopped 1 carrot,…
Lake Wales, Florida – At approximately 8:30 pm, on Sunday, March 9, 2014, a 1999 silver Chevrolet SUV, driven by 51-year-old Phillip A. McKinney, DOB 05/11/1962, ABC Road, Lake Wales, pulled out of John’s Appliance Repair located at 16580 US 27 South Lake Wales, and headed south on US 27 in the outside (west) lane. McKinney’s passenger was his daughter, 18-year-old Makayla K. McKinney, DOB 03/08/1996, Bay Club Drive, Kissimmee. As McKinney was pulling out onto US 27, a 2007, yellow Ford Mustang, driven by 44-year-old John A. Hensley, DOB 07/18/1969, Bentley, Ave., Sebring , was traveling southbound on US…
Lake Wales, Florida – At approximately 8:30 pm, on Sunday, March 9, 2014, a 1999 silver Chevrolet SUV, driven by 51-year-old Phillip A. McKinney, DOB 05/11/1962, ABC Road, Lake Wales, pulled out of John’s Appliance Repair located at 16580 US 27 South Lake Wales, and headed south on US 27 in the outside (west) lane. McKinney’s passenger was his daughter, 18-year-old Makayla K. McKinney, DOB 03/08/1996, Bay Club Drive, Kissimmee. As McKinney was pulling out onto US 27, a 2007, yellow Ford Mustang, driven by 44-year-old John A. Hensley, DOB 07/18/1969, Bentley, Ave., Sebring , was traveling southbound on US…
Lake Wales, Florida – Many of us never knew Bill Bair. However anyone that lived in Lake Wales for any length of time, has probably read a story by Bill. He was a longtime Ledger reporter and prior to that he was a writer for the Daily Highlander newspaper. Bill died from complications of heart surgery in Orlando. In reverence to him and the paper he spent 30 years building we are sharing a link to the Ledger article regarding is passing.
Lake Wales, Florida – Readers alerted the Daily Ridge regarding an accident that occurred on Hwy 6o E. of Lake Wales near the Moose Lodge. The incident appears to have occurred around 12:30pm and involved a car vs. bicycle. According to PCSO spokesperson Carrie Eleazer, a male subject was struck by a car. At this time it is unknown how bad the injuries are to the man, but it is not believed to be life threatening. This is a developing story and we will bring more information if it becomes available.
Rocky L. Meyers of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born September 24, 1959 in Fort Wayne, IN to the late Homer Curtis & Sarah Elizabeth Meyers; and he came here from Indiana in 1982. He worked for the Polk County School Board and was of the Nazarene faith. He was an avid motorcyclist and enjoyed outdoor activities, including camping and boating. He loved family time and enjoyed socializing with friends and family. Rocky was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Donald Meyers and Artie Meyers. Survivors include…
Winter Haven, Florida – A 57 year-old woman is dead and her 36 year-old son is charged with her murder after he stabbed her in a fit of rage over money. On 3-9-14 at approximately 4 a.m., Micah Lee Hobbs (DOB 11-5-77, of 2nd St., SE, Winter Haven), entered the bedroom of his mother, 57 year-old Eva Marie Hobbs (same address) and began stabbing her. The victim’s 83 year-old mother, (Janie Hampton) who was sleeping in another room, awoke to the cries for help from her daughter and got up to check on her. When Hampton saw her grandson standing…
Winter Haven, Florida – An accident on Central Ave & 1st street is slowing traffic. Seems to be fairly minor, drive carefully.
Winter Haven, Florida – At approximately 3:45 pm, on Wednesday, March 05, 2014, a 2007 Blue Chrysler Minivan, driven by 72-year-old Frederick Gengler of Winter Haven, was traveling west bound on the four lane divided section of Cypress Gardens Boulevard just east of Lake Bess Road in Winter Haven. Based on initial investigative information, it appears Gengler attempted to turn left onto Lake Bess Road at approximately the same time that two motorcycles were traveling east on Cypress Gardens Boulevard toward the same location. The two motorcycles were a 2004 silver Honda operated by 21-year-old Mark Bradley of Winter Haven,…
