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Lake Wales, Fla. (September 7, 2023) – Beginning mid-September 2023, citizens in the historic core of Lake Wales will have access to more transportation. City staff is partnering with local area transit provider Citrus Connection to connect people to food...

Sheriff Grady Judd briefed the media at 5:30 pm regarding a double murder suicide. The suspect Brandy Hutchins allegedly killed her 10 Yr old son and then her 19 Yr old daughter, before turning the gun on herself and...

The Haines City Police Department has arrested Iaashe Lamont, DOB: 12/15/1982 of Lake Wales, on DUI charges. The arrest stems from an incident on August 19th. The following is an unedited and unredacted account of facts by the...

Lake Wales Police arrest Benjamin Furman, DOB 4/4/1980, and have charged him with 2nd Degree attempted murder. According to a written affidavit by the LWPD Furman is accused of slashing another man with a box cutter on 8/19/2023. According...

Polk County Sheriff's deputies arrested 20-year-old Coleden Snowden of Babson Park, charging him with vehicular manslaughter, a second degree felony, after an extensive investigation and reconstruction of the crash indicated he operated his vehicle in willful wanton disregard for human life,...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Joel F. Grenke, Christian, devoted husband, loving father, cherished grandfather, great grandfather, and loyal friend.   Joel's journey on this earth began on April 9, 1957, in Au Gres,...

Lake Wales, Fla. (August 10, 2023) – City Manager James Slaton announced plans for the City to assume operations of the City’s Family Recreation Center after the West Central Florida YMCA departs in October. New state of the art gym...

Lake Wales Police and Polk County Sheriff's Detectives are investigating two shootings that happened hours apart in the Lake Wales Housing Authority Grove Manor complexyesterday evening leaving two men dead. The first shooting occurred around 8:00PM at 303 N....

The search for the lone suspect in an early morning armed robbery ended less than 25 minutes after Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies were notified of the crime on Saturday, August 5, 2023. The robbery at the Circle K store...

Haines City Police Department are looking for a 15-year-old teen who has been missing since July 25. Investigators were informed of Paul Robinson’s disappearance on July 27. Robinson’s mother stated on the day he went missing, she told Paul...