Lake Okeechobee gates are open again on the Caloosahatchee River side as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday that discharges to the west coast will increase starting Saturday. These ...

PORT MAYACA, Fla. — Buckle up: it could be a rough summer. At least, that's what Mark Perry, the executive director of the Florida Oceanographic Society is forecasting. According to the latest report ...

Between Feb. 17 and Feb. 26, about 15 billion gallons of freshwater from Lake Okeechobee poured into the brackish St. Lucie River at Stuart, according to data provided by the Army Corps of Engineers.

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — In Martin County, whenever there's a threatening storm, there are many people who look west out toward Lake Okeechobee. Lake Okeechobee currently sits at 15 1/2 feet. The concern ...

The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) will close several navigation locks on the north shore of Lake Okeechobee due to low water levels. The closures, beginning Tuesday at 8 p.m., are ...

THE MORNING AND WITH EL NINO CAUSING PLENTY OF RAINY DAYS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND, THIS OR THIS WINTER. THIS WEEKEND, THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS BEGAN INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF WATER IT’S ...

There's a troubling trend of painting farmers as the scapegoats for environmental issues surrounding Lake Okeechobee. Having grown up in Clewiston, I've witnessed firsthand how certain groups vilify ...

The 2025 Bassmaster Elite series makes their second stop of the year on Lake Okeechobee. Solid, generally good conditions and a long history of giant bass mean this should be an exceptionally exciting ...

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 ...

WITH YOU? A LOT OF TIMES I PERSONALLY FEEL HELPLESS. RICK CASTELLINI, THE GENERAL MANAGER OF MARINE MAX IN STUART, SAYS TOXIC ALGAE BLOOMS HAVE NOT ONLY COST HIS BUSINESS MONEY, BUT AT LEAST ONE ...