Man killed in alligator attack at Winter Haven park
A man died Friday in what authorities believe was an alligator attack at a Florida park. The call came in at around 5:20 p.m., according to the Winter Garden...
Oct 17, 2026Open source
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Lake Alfred, Florida. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Polk. Associated ZIP codes: 33850.
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2 dead, including student, in Central Florida school bus crash, sheriff says Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd...
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said an oncoming car crossed the center line and caused the crash in Winter Haven, Florida.
Oct 6, 2026Open source
2 dead, including 10th-grade student, in Central Florida school bus crash, sheriff says
2 people were killed, including a 10th-grade student, when a school bus crashed in Winter Haven Monday morning, authorities said.
Oct 5, 2026Open source
Wanted Florida man caught hiding under mattress yells for mom who tried to punch officer: WHPD
Police arrested a Winter Haven man and his mother Saturday after he tried hiding under a mattress and she tried to punch an officer serving an arrest warrant.
Aug 18, 2026Open source
Washing machine full of evidence: 19 plead guilty in Florida gang-affiliated defrauding scheme
A Winter Haven man identified as the mastermind behind a massive multi-state check fraud scheme has pleaded guilty along with 18 accomplices following a majo...
Jul 16, 2026Open source
Winter Haven woman crowned Miss Florida 2026; winner, 23, is a ballet dancer and USF science major
Winter Haven woman crowned Miss Florida 2026; winner, 23, is a ballet dancer and USF science major
Jun 29, 2026Open source
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Tampa-born Florida Avenue Brewing Co. permanently closes its Seminole Heights location
The craft brewery’s closure aligns with an increasing trend of similar taproom closures throughout Tampa Bay.
Nov 4, 2026Open source
GOP sweep: Uthmeier, Ingoglia, Simpson win Florida Cabinet races
Republicans on Tuesday night swept the races for attorney general, chief financial officer and agriculture commissioner.
Nov 4, 2026Open source
Byron Donalds defeats David Jolly to become Florida’s first Black governor
U.S. Rep. Donalds, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was elected Florida's first Black governor on Tuesday.
Nov 4, 2026Open source
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Lake Alfred is in Polk County, Florida.
Region: Central Florida
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Tampa-born Florida Avenue Brewing Co. permanently closes its Seminole Heights location
The craft brewery’s closure aligns with an increasing trend of similar taproom closures throughout Tampa Bay.
Nov 4, 2026Open source
GOP sweep: Uthmeier, Ingoglia, Simpson win Florida Cabinet races
Republicans on Tuesday night swept the races for attorney general, chief financial officer and agriculture commissioner.
Nov 4, 2026Open source
Byron Donalds defeats David Jolly to become Florida’s first Black governor
U.S. Rep. Donalds, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was elected Florida's first Black governor on Tuesday.
Nov 4, 2026Open source
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Lake Alfred, in Polk County, was founded soon after the South Florida Railroad reached the area in 1883. Snowbirds from Fargo, North Dakota, first named it Fargo, but the Post Office objected after mix-ups with Largo, and it became Chubb and then Bartow Junction, for its junction with a line south to the county seat.
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In 1913 the town took the name Lake Alfred, from the nearest large lake, named for Alfred Parslow, who came to Florida in 1877 and obtained a charter to build the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railroad. In 1917 the state established the University of Florida's first off-campus center at Lake Alfred, the Citrus Experiment Station, to study ways to improve citrus growing; it is now the UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center. Sources Wikipedia: Lake Alfred, Florida
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28.0894830, -81.7271380
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Polk County
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