By comparison, the District 20 medical examiner — serving Collier County — is paid $257,000, the lowest in the state.

YES, LAKE OKEECHOBEE IS HIGH RIGHT NOW ... ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS SAY THESE DISCHARGES DEPLETE SALINITY LEVELS IN THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON AND THE SAINT LUCIE RIVER, CAUSING ALGAE BLOOMS AND ...

Will Florida Crystals and U.S. Sugar Corp. rock mine affect EAA reservoir Army Corps is building to curb Lake Okeechobee ...

Florida DOH office in Martin County issued a health advisory May 21 for cyanobacteria at Port Mayaca on C-44 Canal side of ...

University of Florida researchers are collaborating with North Carolina State University and University of South Florida ...

Spring is the time of year when the Caloosahatchee River needs water most from Lake Okeechobee, and pulse releases are ongoing to feed the river's delicate estuary. But Okeechobee releases may ...

The Caloosahatchee, like the St. Lucie River on the state’s east coast, acts as a relief valve for Lake Okeechobee when water in the lake gets too high and risks breaching a levee that protects ...

Microcystis, a type of cyanobacteria commonly called blue-green algae seen above under high magnification, can bloom in ...

A new agreement gives Fort Myers until 2032 to spend hundreds of millions on its sewer system to eliminate discharges to the ...

The last time the Bassmaster Elite Series visited Lake Okeechobee was almost exactly ... hard-bottom spots off the bank in the Kissimmee River. “That Tuesday before the tournament, I went ...