A parent reportedly struck a coach during an 8U game in Winter Haven, and deputies say they still have no proof gambling was behind it.

A new national study crowns Winter Haven the best snowbird destination for winter 2026-2027, with Lakeland right behind it.

A multi-vehicle crash involving a Polk County school bus has closed Lucerne Park Road in both directions near Brookhaven Village.

Heart for Winter Haven has already secured six units toward its 50-home goal, backed by a $350,000 city and county grant.

A 15-year-old girl was hospitalized after police say a previously trespassed 19-year-old opened fire outside her home on Avenue K NE.

A pre-dawn crash near Fifth Street Southwest sent three people to the hospital as trauma alerts.