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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Winter Haven, Florida. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Polk. Associated ZIP codes: 33880, 33881, 33882, 33883, 33884, 33885, 33888.
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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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Florida nurse violently killed by son accused of overdosing on Tylenol and crashing her car: Sheriff
A man is in custody after deputies say he brutally murdered his mother inside her Eagle Lake home before fleeing in her car and getting into multiple crashes.
Aug 6, 2026Open source
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Alligator-Shaped Xbox Will Be Snapped Up by One Gamer
This iconic Florida critter appears to have swallowed an Xbox just a couple of weeks before the release of GTA 6.
Nov 4, 2026Open source
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
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Winter Haven is in Polk County, Florida.
Region: Central Florida
ZIP Codes
33880, 33881, 33882, 33883, 33884, 33885, 33888
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Alligator-Shaped Xbox Will Be Snapped Up by One Gamer
This iconic Florida critter appears to have swallowed an Xbox just a couple of weeks before the release of GTA 6.
Nov 4, 2026Open source
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
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Winter Haven, in Polk County's lake district, lies in country of the Timucua and Calusa, both devastated by war and disease after the Spanish conquest, especially Hernando de Soto's expedition, and gone by the 19th century. Creeks and Seminoles later lived and hunted here, and during the Seminole Wars the Seminole leader Chipco and his followers lived in the area, where several small skirmishes were fought.
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After the United States gained Florida, the Armed Occupation Act of 1842 encouraged the first settlers. Henry Washington surveyed the area in 1843, Dr. John Westcott mapped its many lakes in 1849, and the first government maps were published in 1854. In 1883 Henry Haines, working for Henry Plant's railroad system, built the first railroad across Polk County, just north of Winter Haven, and Lake Haines in the city is named for him. On September 6, 1930, George W. Jenkins opened the first Publix grocery store in Winter Haven, naming it after the Publix Theaters movie chain, and in 1940 he built his "dream store" two blocks away. Sources Wikipedia: Winter Haven, Florida The Historical Marker Database: First Publix Store 1930 (Polk County Historical Commission and Publix Super Markets)
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27.9992960, -81.7515070
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