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Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Okeechobee, FL.
Results 1 - 20 of 530 in Okeechobee, FL
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Expanded Miami-Dade surge zone a Keys concern
... a Category 4 that washed over Miami Beach, killing dozens in South Florida and even more around flooded Lake Okeechobee. "We don't want another one of those," Sommerhoff said. Florida Keys residents evacuating in the face of a serious ... Comment?
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Lake Okeechobee discharges will continue for 10 more days
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday that discharges of water from Lake Okeechobee to the St. Comment?
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Atlantic snook to close in state and federal waters
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... closes June 1st. Snook will reopen for harvest in Atlantic federal, state and inland waters, including Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River, on Sept. 1st. FWC will decide at its June meeting in Lakeland whether to allow the Gulf snook harvest to ... Comment?
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Water 101: Learning from nature and mist ...
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... the west, the Peace River watershed drains into Sarasota Bay. To the east and south, the Kissimmee River, Western Okeechobee and Fisheating Creek watersheds all drain into Lake Okeechobee. The Kissimmee River, which forms the county's eastern ... Comment?
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... closes June 1st. Snook will reopen for harvest in Atlantic federal, state and inland waters, including Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River, on Sept. 1st. FWC will decide at its June meeting in Lakeland whether to allow the Gulf snook harvest to ... Comment?
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Wetland cleanup project escapes veto
May 22--GLADES COUNTY -- Jeff Allen calls himself a private citizen who loves to fish on Lake Okeechobee, but he's also the chairman of a broad-based group that's trying to improve the lake and add recreational opportunities. Comment?
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Drier air moving into Treasure Coast in time for holiday weekend
Temperatures are starting the day at 4 a.m. in the low 70s along the Treasure Coast and 67 in Okeechobee. Comment?
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Local weather: Just in time for holiday weekend -- sunny skies
Temperatures are starting the day at 4 a.m. in the low 70s along the Treasure Coast and 67 in Okeechobee. Comment?
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, FishAmerica partner to enhance fisheries
... Here is a summary of the FLW Tour contributions for 2003: At the Wal-Mart FLW Tour season opener on Lake Okeechobee $5,000 was contributed to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which used the money to purchase fish feeders. The ... Comment?
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Giving money for fisheries enhancement
... Outdoors and the FishAmerica Foundation has continued into the 2003 season, where the first beneficiary was Lake Okeechobee out of Clewiston, Fla. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission received $5,000 to purchase fish feeders to ... Comment?
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Veto pen spares pair of local projects
... just south of State Road 66 southward into the northern portion of Glades County, and eastward towards Lake Okeechobee. The Boys & Girls Club was looking for $12,000 from the state for renovation of a three-story building on Pomegranate Avenue in ... Comment?
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Letter: Someone please explain curious decision about Lake Okeechobee locks
Never in the history of Big O have the locks been opened in May to keep up with natural rainfall runoff. Comment?
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Tornadoes very rarely deadly on Treasure Coast
... and resulted in two deaths, according to data from the National Weather Service provided by St. Lucie County. Okeechobee has had two deadly tornadoes as well. "We prepare for all hazards and the ones that give us no notice like a tornado are the ... Comment?
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Tuesday Tour Update: Who the heck is Drew Benton?
... of mind-blowing. During the first-ever FLW Tour event of his career, Benton walked away with the title on Lake Okeechobee as well as $125,000 in earnings. He logged a 15th-place finish in his very next event on Lewis Smith Lake, scored a 29th-place ... Comment?
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Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. United States
... The unique ecology of the Everglades is at the heart of the events surrounding this case. Beginning at Lake Okeechobee and running to the southern tip of Florida at Florida Bay, the Everglades is "not quite land and not quite water, but a soggy ... Comment?
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Experts monitoring fresh water effects on red tide
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... perfect for a toxic red tide bloom off the coast of Lee County. Increased water releases will continue from Lake Okeechobee, but experts disagree whether that fresh water will actually encourage the blooms. To Fort Myers resident Marie Alex, the ... Comment?
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... gelatin print and sculptural installation of the same name. Why: Get to know the girl who tap-danced around Lake Okeechobee and dressed as a mermaid on a trapeze, all in the name of art. When: Thurs., 7 p.m. Where: Books & Books , Veuve on the Clock ... Comment?
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... Ark., during the FLW Tour stop on Beaver Lake. Martin started the season out strong by finishing sixth at Lake Okeechobee but stumbled at FLW Tour stop No. 2 with a 136th-place finish on Smith Lake. So how will Martin respond during his third-ever ... Comment?
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Editorial: Restoring the Everglades
... will turn 6 miles of road into an elevated bridge, allowing fresh water to flow southerly again from Lake Okeechobee toward Florida Bay. Environmentalists wanted more elevated highways along the road, but the existing plan will be a major help ... Comment?
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River of Grass flows again into Everglades National Park
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... park the way it did eight decades before. For centuries the River of Grass flowed smoothly southward from Lake Okeechobee, sweeping across a 70-mile wide swath of saw grass marsh down toward Florida Bay. Then, in the 1920s, work crews showed up with ... Comment?
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