LORI aims to solve the problem of Lake Okeechobee dumping massive amounts of mud, muck and sediments into the St. Lucie River ...

"Everybody is upset about the water quality in the Lake (Okeechobee), but no one really has an answer. This has worked from North Florida to Miami." ...

The completion of a reservoir essential to Everglades restoration will come years ahead of schedule thanks to the early groundbreaking on a “huge” new pump station, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday.

Get rich quick schemes, Florida Bust, these are the towns that once bustled, then disappeared from Palm Beach County.

The 2026 Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival, returning to lake-adjacent Sunshine Grove on March 19-22, just added some new acts to the bill, including Cage the Elephant, LCD Soundsystem, Japanese ...

A study by Lake.com declared Florida's Lake Okeechobee the most polluted lake in the United States. High levels of phosphorous and turbidity, resulting from decades of pollution, contributed to the ...

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.

Lake Okeechobee, known as one of the biggest lakes in the country and a fishing hotspot, has now been labeled the most polluted lake in America. A new report by Lake.com cited high phosphorus and lead ...

A WPBF 25 viewer shared a video of a waterspout on Lake Okeechobee near Nubbin Slough in Okeechobee County on Tuesday.The latest: Weather coverage from WPBF 25 News It comes more than a week since an ...

OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, Fla. — The South Florida Water Management District is moving forward with plans for a 4,800-acre stormwater treatment area in the Kissimmee Basin, and dozens of residents gathered ...

Ever wondered what happens when you combine the tranquility of lakeside living with the affordability of small-town Florida? You get Okeechobee, the hidden gem nestled against Florida’s largest ...

While there was significant structural damage to a block home in the Lakeside subdivision in Kissimmee, Florida, no fatalities occurred in this area. Read full article: ‘Night of the Tornadoes:’ This ...