THE PALM BEACH COUNTY COMMISSION IS CONSIDERING A PROPOSAL FROM TWO FLORIDA COMPANIES TO PUT A ROCK MINE NEAR LAKE OKEECHOBEE. SOME RESIDENTS BELIEVE IT WILL BRING JOBS TO THE AREA. HOWEVER ...

Palm Beach County commissioners have approved advancing a plan for a controversial rock mining project in the Everglades Agricultural Area, south of Lake Okeechobee. Known as The Southland Water ...

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Then the land would be converted to a reservoir to complement the state’s Everglades Agricultural Area reservoir, built to store excess water from Lake Okeechobee. Protesters from the Treasure ...

Night - Cloudy with a 44% chance of precipitation. Winds from WNW to W at 5 to 6 mph (8 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 48 °F (8.9 °C). Mostly cloudy with a high of 72 °F (22.2 °C) and ...

Some studies on project around Lake Okeechobee waters have shown signs of efficacy in system designed to raise alerts on algae blooms. Algae blooms in Florida waters can happen quickly and become ...

Lorraine Bank, a Hobart High School graduate and Lowell resident, began working March 1 in the engineer's office and will oversee efforts to map the city's drainage systems and identify illicit ...

Weekend things to do: Rauw Alejandro, Styx, Ferris Bueller, Taylor Swift date night and ‘Magic for Adults’ ...