A county-wide burn ban has been issued for Okeechobee County due to escalating fire risks associated with current dry conditions, officials said.

They have been clearing the area of vegetation or fuel for wildfires. Their next step will be to create a disk line or line ...

A new burn ban in Okeechobee County went into effect Thursday as recent dry weather has increased the risk of wildfires.

The Okeechobee County Public Safety Director and Fire Chief Earl Wooten issued an immediate county-wide burn ban.

Jacksonville District announced further reductions in releases from Lake Okeechobee which will reduce flows into the Caloosahatchee River Estuary on top of reductions announced last month. The U.S.

Florida's Lake Okeechobee is essential for water management but faces harmful algal blooms, which thrive in warm, nutrient-rich waters. Daily vertical migration enables them to survive in turbid ...

Lake Okeechobee, Florida's largest freshwater lake, plays a vital role in the state's ecosystem and water management.

The $3.9 billion project will create a reservoir and wetland to store and clean polluted water from Lake Okeechobee in ...