Low water levels in Lake Okeechobee are forcing the closure of a key navigation lock that allows boaters to cross between the lake and the Kissimmee River. ...more

February 4, 2008

Some say the state's severe drought conditions are good for business. "It's been great out on the water," said Rick Grassett, a Sarasota fishing guide. "Seagrass is thicker and more abundant. Fish are more plentiful." ...more

January 6, 2008

Farmers rushed to protect their crops and South Florida sunbathers got in a last tan on New Year's Day as Florida braced for plunging temperatures and the coldest weather of the winter so far. ...more

January 2, 2008

The Heartland Parkway has a pulse again. The state Department of Transportation recently committed $5.5 million to study one segment of the proposed toll highway - the part running through Polk County. ...more

December 29, 2007

A railroad company owner led the agency in charge of overseeing the state Department of Transportation when DOT proposed giving rail companies hundreds of millions to improve their private tracks. ...more

December 29, 2007

A railroad company owner led the agency in charge of overseeing the state Department of Transportation when DOT proposed giving rail companies hundreds of millions to improve their private tracks. ...more

December 29, 2007

Much has been made of government's decision last summer not to pump phosphorous rich water into Lake Okeechobee. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson claims that this one decision - which some claim will somehow deprive growers of some irrigation water - makes up $4 million of the $1 billion in losses expected to Florida's farm economy. Further, sugarcane farmers argue that sugar production (and presumably profits) may fall by 20 percent. ...more

December 27, 2007

Okeechobee –– The Everglades Division of the $8.8 million Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League will visit Lake Okeechobee in Okeechobee on Jan. 5 for the first of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division. ...more

December 25, 2007

WEST PALM BEACH — The South Florida Water Management District issued a once-a-week watering restriction for the first time in the district's history, according to a press release the district issued. ...more

December 13, 2007

Winter sometimes makes largemouth bass fishing tough. Particularly in the two or three days after a cold front blows through, the bright sun, north wind and abrupt pressure changes can make it nearly impossible to get a bite in Florida's shallow lakes. ...more

December 12, 2007