Toxins can be harmful to the ecosystem, including fish and other aquatic animals, as well as people. Children, the elderly and those who are immunocompromised may be at risk even at low concentrations ...

File. Green algae blooms on Lake Okeechobee, Florida, in 2018 (Getty) An analysis of over 1,400 citizen science reports found around half of the dead species were ray-finned fish and more than a ...

and you’re just about guaranteed to catch fish. So let’s get into it! Dubbed “The Big O,” Lake Okeechobee is not only Florida’s largest lake, it’s also widely considered the state’s ...

Video WPTV obtained shows former a Okeechobee County commissioner being led out of the Okeechobee Historic Courthouse in handcuffs after he was arrested for battery during a commission meeting.

Lake Okeechobee's water level is declining, approaching the lower management threshold, which could impact water supply for agriculture. Despite the ecological challenges, fishing in the ...

DiPalma found success in a less-pressured area, breaking from the crowd that often targets Okeechobee’s shallow ... just laughed and giggled and caught fish all day.” Regarding being the ...

A seafood company in Norway is offering a bounty on ... its stock had escaped after a fence was damaged during a storm. The fish are believed to be in the waters off the coast of Troms, a city ...

Cortez's popular Star Fish Company, a dockside fish shack that's also one of the area’s best restaurants, will reopen tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 31, at 11:30 a.m., after being closed for more than ...

Last year, the company rolled out a series of air-fried fish products to ride the air fryer craze, and it’s been leaning more into influencer partnerships to reach millennials and Gen Z ...

After five years of debate and discussion, the Army Corps of Engineers announced they have completed the final step to implement the new water release schedule for Lake Okeechobee. WPTV has ...

Nearly two years after a monster Hurricane Ian left a trail of damage in Okeechobee County, the federal government has approved a $2 million grant to reimburse the county for debris removal.