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December 22, 2025
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City of Winter Haven Announces Christmas Week Garbage Collection Changes
The City of Winter Haven has announced adjustments to its solid waste collection schedule in observance of Christmas Day on…
December 19, 2025
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Haines City Man Employed at Universal Studios Faces 10 Felony Child Pornography Charges
HAINES CITY, FL — December 19, 2025 – Cyber Crimes detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office have charged 20-year-old…
December 17, 2025
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Inmate Essie Ward Dead for Up to 24 Hours Before Discovery; Four Deputies Resign, Three Supervisors Suspended: WTSP Reports
Four Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies resigned in lieu of termination, and three supervisors were suspended without pay following the…
December 17, 2025
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Winter Haven Man Arrested for Attempted Murder After Stabbing at Tuff Luck Saloon
WINTER HAVEN, FL— The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 33-year-old Tylor Scott Hartzog of Winter Haven on December 17, 2025,…
December 16, 2025
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Winter Haven Man Wanted for 1st-Degree Attempted Murder After Drive-By Shooting
WINTER HAVEN, FL — Winter Haven Police Department detectives are searching for 20-year-old Diante Leon Scarvers of Winter Haven in…
December 16, 2025
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Winter Haven Police Traffic Stop Leads to Cocaine, Methadone Seizure and Three Arrests
WINTER HAVEN, FL — On December 15, 2025, at approximately 9:28 p.m., a Winter Haven Police Department officer conducted a…
December 16, 2025
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AdventHealth to Purchase $9.4M Land in Osceola County’s NeoCity for Future 200-Bed Hospital Campus
OSCEOLA COUNTY, FL — The Osceola County Board of County Commissioners has approved a purchase-and-development agreement with AdventHealth for 20…
December 16, 2025
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Teen Stabs 67-Year-Old Former Roommate to Death in Davenport
DAVENPORT, FL– Homicide detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a murder in the Polo Park neighborhood that…
December 16, 2025
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Mulberry Man Arrested After Brandishing Gun at Couple with Small Child in Road Rage Incident
BARTOW, FL – On Sunday, December 14, 2025, deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 64-year-old Stephen J. Phillips…
December 15, 2025
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Florida Forever Project Acquires 74 Acres for Lake Wales Ridge Conservation and Recreation
LAKE WALES, FL. — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has acquired 74 acres along Lake Pierce as part…