Crews on Monday will be conducting aquatic plant control in portions of Lake Okeechobee for an invasive grass, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission said. According to the FWC, they will treat the ...

JUST A FEW GUYS. ALL RIGHT, CHRIS, THANK YOU. WELL, EVERY SUMMER WE SEE REPORTS OF LARGE BLUE GREEN ALGAE BLOOMS IN LAKES OR CANALS ACROSS OUR AREA. THIS TIME IT’S IN A PORTION OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE.

Florida vacationers might want to avoid this snake and alligator-infested lake with toxic levels of cyanobacteria on their ...

The EAA inflow pump station will feature nine pumps and will be one of the largest pump stations in Florida, capable of moving approximately 3 billion gallons of water per day from Lake Okeechobee ...

Florida sells itself as a paradise of crystal blue springs, shimmering lakes and beaches that draw millions of visitors each ...

FLORIDA (WPBF) — A new study has ranked Lake Okeechobee, Florida’s largest freshwater lake, as the dirtiest lake in the country. The news comes as little surprise to those who live and fish there.

I’M STEVEN GRAVES WITH YOUR NEWS TO GO. HERE ARE SOME TOP STORIES WE’RE FOLLOWING FOR YOU. JURY SELECTION IS SET TO CONTINUE IN DAY TWO OF THE TRIAL OF RYAN ROUTH, WHO’S ACCUSED OF TRYING TO KILL ...

WPTV’s Jon Shainman went out to Lake Okeechobee on Tuesday to see for himself, and talked with some of the environmentalists on some potential, positive moves to keep toxic water out of our estuaries.

The situation seemed dire two years ago when Bass Masters removed Lake Okeechobee from its Top Ten Bass Lakes in the United States. However, things got worse in August when the lake was declared the ...

LARGEST FRESHWATER LAKE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, BUT A NEW STUDY ALSO RANKS IT AS THE DIRTIEST LAKE IN THE COUNTRY. ANGELA ROZIER JOINING US IN THE STUDIO WITH REACTION FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS ABOUT THIS ...

The lake currently sits about two feet lower than it was last year, partly due to a new release schedule implemented last ...