The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers controls lake levels, and the agency has been making discharges to both coasts for months in ...

Nearly 75 billion gallons of water has flowed into the St. Lucie River through the St. Lucie Lock & Dam since Lake Okeechobee ...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – A smoky haze blanketed parts of Broward County on Thursday as winds carried smoke from a wildfire burning near Lake Okeechobee into South Florida, prompting concern among ...

Pro angler Scott Martin has been disqualified from the 2025 Bassmaster Elite event at Lake Okeechobee due to an information rule violation. Read his full statement and what this means for the ...

Florida's plethora of freshwater ecosystems includes much more than the endangered Everglades National Park and Lake City ... Measuring 734 square miles, Lake Okeechobee is the Sunshine State's ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is conducting a prescribed burn that may see ash and smoke drift into St. Lucie County.

OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, Fla. — In a heart-wrenching tale of resilience you'll see only on WPTV, an Okeechobee family is teetering on the edge of homelessness following severe storm damage to their home.

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 ...

NEW TONIGHT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY CONVICTED FELONS, WERE JUST ARRESTED AND BOOKED INTO THE OKEECHOBEE COUNTY JAIL. IN A MAJOR DRUG BUST, THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE, SWAT TEAM AND NARCOTICS TASK ...