This lake between Ocala/Gainesville is home to thousands of alligators and attracts many visitors for recreational and sport wildlife activities.

For all the things that change in South Florida - the skyline, the swelling population, sea level - one thing has remained remarkably constant: pollution in Lake Okeechobee. In 1985, 500 metric ...

The U.S. Amry Corps of Engineers is planning a reservoir north of Lake Okeechobee in hopes of getting ... and moved away from Florida altogether. A state of emergency was declared by the state ...

Lake Okeechobee, with its dark depths hiding countless watery graves, is a hotbed for ghost sightings, reported phenomena and ...

Bob Graham issued a sweeping executive order Saturday directing state agencies to begin a cleanup of Lake Okeechobee that could ... said Paul Parks, a committee member from the Florida Defenders ...

With popular destinations like Yellowstone and Zion hit hard by staffing cuts, nearby state parks offer beauty and majesty with far less uncertainty. By Ruffin Prevost If your summer vacation ...

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 ...

Captain Steve Daniel has fished Lake Okeechobee since the 1980s and won major professional bass tournaments on it, but he’s constantly adjusting his tactics because the lake is always changing.

What could continued Lake Okeechobee discharges mean for red tide on Florida’s Gulf Coast? The general consensus among the state’s leading red tide scientists is that red tides, formed from ...

To understand the challenges at Lake Okeechobee, a vast inland sea in Florida, The New York Times piloted a drone. By Terence McGinley Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers ...