OKEECHOBEE, Fla. (CBS12) — A local airboat tour company is making waves with hopes of improving water quality in Lake Okeechobee. Jason Ferrel is fourth-generation Okeechobee resident, who is the ...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — The discharges from Lake Okeechobee to the St. Lucie River have stopped after toxic algae was spotted at the Port Mayaca Lock and Dam. Over the last 37 days, more than ...

People should avoid contact with the water where potentially toxic algae is present in a canal on the Martin County side of Lake Okeechobee near Port Mayaca, state officials warned May 21. The ...

USACE Jacksonville District says water releases to the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee rivers can be eliminated in order to stop harmful algae blooms. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is changing the way ...

The Florida Department of Health in Martin County is cautioning the public of the presence of blue-green algae in areas of Lake Okeechobee on May 7. Water sample testing is underway. Results from the ...

At Zinnia Lake Okeechobee, our team of caring addiction professionals believes recovery is possible for everyone. Every facet of the program — education, counseling, behavior management, peer support, ...

At the heart of the vast watershed that forms Florida’s fragile Everglades is Lake Okeechobee. A century ago the water of the state’s largest lake spilled effortlessly beyond its southern shore, ...