Environmentalists leery of plan to blast, pump and mine south of Lake Okeechobee READ MORE: miamiherald.com
FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED TO 9:30AM TOMORROW
Roadwork closes, shifts lanes along Okeechobee Road and Palmetto Expressway READ MORE: Roadwork closes, shifts lanes along Okeechobee Road and Palmetto Expressway
A Flood Watch remains in effect through Tuesday morning for East Central Florida's coastal counties south to Okeechobee County after heavy rainfall caused ... Show more

Flood watch extended as heavy rain inundates parts of Central Florida
Congressional District 9 underwent the most radical redistricting of any in Central Florida, now stretching out from Orange County to Lake Okeechobee ... Show more

Controversially redrawn district sees former Trump appointee Green taking on U.S. Rep. Soto
Showers, storms could flood low-lying areas and produce ponds on roadways
Showers, storms could flood low-lying areas and produce ponds on roadways: Rain chances across the Orlando metro area are at 60 percent, with chances as high as ...
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Okeechobee Music Festival, which returned in 2026 after a multi-year hiatus, is canceled indefinitely amid rising production and talent costs — but plans to ... Show more

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Drivers, beware: Lanes shifting on Okeechobee Road and across Miami and ...
Drivers, beware: Lanes shifting on Okeechobee Road and across Miami and Broward: Lane closures and shifts on Okeechobee Road in Hialeah Gardens and more detours ...
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Cool temperatures overhead will support a possible few strong storms containing frequent lightning strikes, gusty winds up to 50 mph ... Show more

NWS expects local heavy rainfall, gusty winds to come to Central Florida
Central Floridians should plan for a hot, extremely muggy and stormy weekend. The biggest concern today will be heavy rain and minor flooding ... Show more

Chance for showers in Central Florida forecast Saturday, NWS says
Former educator will face off against Republican businessman in new ...
Former educator will face off against Republican businessman in new District 22: Casey Askar and Pia Dandiya will face off in newly drawn District 22 covering ...
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Heat advisory for several Central Florida counties beginning at 11a
Heat advisory for several Central Florida counties beginning at 11a: Officials issued a heat advisory for Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties ...
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Arrest made in hit-and-run crash that killed bicyclist in Hialeah ...
Arrest made in hit-and-run crash that killed bicyclist in Hialeah, police say: Leonel Alejandro Laferte, 21, turned himself in after a hit-and-run crash on East ...
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Many wealthy businesspeople with familial ties to Cuba’s oppressive and corrupt society under US-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista have spent a lot of money to ... Show more

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Central Florida is in store again for scattered showers and storms amid warming temperatures and high humidity, according to the National Weather Service in ... Show more

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Lewis Prime Grill, a new restaurant from the family behind Okeechobee Steakhouse, opens in Wellington with prime Wagyu strips, chicken and churros ... Show more

Lewis Prime Grill, spinoff of Florida’s oldest steakhouse, opens in Wellington with prime cuts, chicken & churros
Maxwell: One of the nuttiest districts in Ron DeSantis’ new gerrymandering plans stretches more than 100 miles south of Orlando ... Show more

Maxwell: Florida’s redistricting scheme goes all-in on gerrymandering
The map helps the GOP by splintering Orange County, including a single Orlando neighborhood joined to Brevard Read the full article: Orlando-to-Okeechobee ... Show more

Florida's redistricting splinters Orlando
Future uncertain for Florida data center campus project in Okeechobee
Future uncertain for Florida data center campus project in Okeechobee : One local official said the proposal is dead, but the state is mum.
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To make way for the center, Indian River State College plans to bulldoze most of the remnants of the former Florida School for Boys at Okeechobee ... Show more

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Central Florida residents should expect rain in the afternoon. Read the full article: Rain and thunderstorms expected in the early afternoon ⤵️mrf.lu
Okeechobee Music Festival returned March 19-22 with four days chock-full of bands, DJs, engaging experiences and camping for the estimated 30 ... Show more

Pictures: Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival returns for 10th year
“Be here now” is the mantra of Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival, a “sanctuary” where attendees are freed from the trappings of monotonous everyday life for one ... Show more

Okeechobee Music Festival: A weekend to escape, exhale
‘Dry to the bone’: Drought squeezes Everglades airboat operators
‘Dry to the bone’: Drought squeezes Everglades airboat operators: Water levels in Everglades National Park are more than 6 inches lower than last year and over a ...
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As Florida grapples with its most widespread drought on record ...
As Florida grapples with its most widespread drought on record, our WFLX investigation reveals hundreds of millions of gallons of water are being released from ...
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The Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival brings an eclectic lineup to the 2026 event with headliners Cage the Elephant, Fisher, LCD Soundsystem ... Show more

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On Wednesday, Central will be partly sunny and warmer across the region. Read the full article: Temperatures peak above 80 for much of Central Florida ⤵️Temperatures peak above 80 for much of Central Florida – Orlando Sentinel
Miami-Dade’s incinerator hunt is down to just two sites. Will the county ...
Miami-Dade’s incinerator hunt is down to just two sites. Will the county start over?
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Frosty windshields and cold-stunned iguanas: This New Year’s Eve one of ...
Frosty windshields and cold-stunned iguanas: This New Year’s Eve one of the coldest in South Florida
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A Miami-Dade incinerator? County commissioners get (a little) closer to a ...
A Miami-Dade incinerator? County commissioners get (a little) closer to a decision
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Cage The Elephant, LCD Soundsystem to join Lumineers, Fisher ...
Cage The Elephant, LCD Soundsystem to join Lumineers, Fisher, BigXthaPlug at 2026 Okeechobee Music Fest
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What water and sewage problems persist at a Navarro Pharmacy in Hialeah?
What water and sewage problems persist at a Navarro Pharmacy in Hialeah?: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services inspectors haven’t fully ...
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Debate erupts over mystery predator that attacked Florida hunting dog in ...
Debate erupts over mystery predator that attacked Florida hunting dog in dark: A hunting dog tracking wild pigs near Florida’s Lake Okeechobee was found with a ...
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‘Huge’ pump station marks Everglades restoration progress
‘Huge’ pump station marks Everglades restoration progress: A new pump station will pull billions of gallons of water per day off Lake Okeechobee and into the EAA ...
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Gambler bets $10 on slot machine — and hits big jackpot at Florida casino
Gambler bets $10 on slot machine — and hits big jackpot at Florida casino: A gambler sat at a Dragon Link slot machine at the Seminole Brighton Bay Hotel & ...
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Okeechobee Music Festival making comeback in 2026 with The Lumineers ...
Okeechobee Music Festival making comeback in 2026 with The Lumineers, Fisher, T-Pain, BigXthaPlug
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Palm Beach County votes ‘yes’ to advance controversial rock mine plan
Palm Beach County votes ‘yes’ to advance controversial rock mine plan: Opponents of the project are concerned that the mine is dangerously close to the EAA ...
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DeSantis says Florida should manage Everglades restoration
DeSantis says Florida should manage Everglades restoration: “ We don’t want to be bogged down by red tape. We don’t want to be bogged down by bureaucracy ...
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In Florida, a race is on to save the Everglades and protect a key source ...
In Florida, a race is on to save the Everglades and protect a key source of drinking water
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Python swallows 77-pound deer, stunning researchers with size of its mouth
Python swallows 77-pound deer, stunning researchers with size of its mouth: The discovery is helping researchers understand the full impact the invasive snakes ...
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South Florida man arrested in 2016 disappearance of a woman and their ...
South Florida man arrested in 2016 disappearance of a woman and their 8-year-old daughter
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Florida man arrested in connection with the 2016 disappearance of his ex ...
Florida man arrested in connection with the 2016 disappearance of his ex and their daughter
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