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Winter Haven

“Clean It Up to Green It Up” Program heads to the Inwood, Jan Phyl Village & Sun Acres Communities on May 21, 2016

Staff Reporter - May 11, 2016

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PCSO Deputies Again Arrest Kyle Barwan on Stolen Valor Charges

Staff Reporter - May 25, 2017

Auburndale

PCSO Deputies Charge Polk City Man With Vehicular Homicide

Staff Reporter - June 5, 2017

Haines City

Killer Formally Indicted, In Haines City Murder, No Bail

Carl Fish - March 4, 2022

Bartow

Polk County Man Murders His Girlfriend & Shoots Another Woman In Bartow

Staff Reporter - November 9, 2020

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Events

Bartow Turns into ToonTown with This Year’s Syfy Bartow—Animation Invasion—on Sat. Feb. 21

Allison - February 18, 2026

Events

18th Annual Ribs on the Ridge Returns to Lake Eva Park

Allison - February 13, 2026

Events

Pal-entine’s Day Party Set for Feb. 12 at Eloise Resource Center

Allison - February 10, 2026

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Winter Haven

Traffic Alert: Winter Haven 1st Street South In Front of The Sweet Center

Staff Reporter - March 13, 2017

Winter Haven

Driver Charged With Failure To Yield After Striking Pregnant Pedestrian

Staff Reporter - September 19, 2019

Winter Haven

Multi-Vehicle Accident Blocking Westbound Cypress Gardens Blvd

Staff Reporter - June 13, 2018

Winter Haven

TRAFFIC ALERT: North Bound First Street at Cypress Gardens Blvd in Winter Haven

Staff Reporter - February 6, 2020

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Florida Highway Patrol

Polk County Residents Involved in I-4 Crash; Fuel Leak Causes Significant Traffic Delays in Hillsborough

Allison - February 19, 2026

Polk County Sheriff's Office

Bartow Teacher Arrested After Backyard Fire Spreads to 5 Acres Amid Polk Burn Ban

Allison - February 16, 2026

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Cooking On The Ridge: Chocolate Cake

DavenportDecember 8, 2016

Take the Family to the Electric Night-time Parade in Davenport this Saturday!

LakelandOctober 13, 2020

Local Lieutenant with PCSO Raises More Than $30,000 For Central Florida Speech and Hearing Center

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Polk County Fire Rescue Responds to Commercial Structure Fire on Combee Road Which Looks To Be Arson

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Winter Haven Police are Asking for the Public’s Help Identifying Four Suspects Caught on Video in the Recent Sprint Store Burglary

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Winter HavenFebruary 5, 2021

Customer Leaves Cell Phone on Counter at Circle K and Next Customer Takes It

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MulberryJanuary 28, 2018

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Commissioner wants more accountability for some city staff

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