Lake Okeechobee

McPhee has endured a tough year in Ravens' Super Bowl season

2013-02-05 20:50:00

Growing up in bleak surroundings in South Florida, Ravens defensive end Pernell McPhee learned long ago that life can be cruelly snatched away, bright light suddenly replaced by darkness. Although the newly minted Super Bowl-winning defensive lineman...

Terps CB Will Likely adjusting to College Park after leaving the Muck

2013-02-07 09:54:00

Will Likely bypassed second-semester high school senioritis in favor of a head start on his 2013 college classmates by enrolling at Maryland last month. The transition from Belle Glade, Fla., to College Park has been smooth so far for the four-star...

Pernell McPhee could fill Ravens' rush order

2011-07-16 15:28:00

Editor's note: This is the third in a series of profiles on Ravens draft picks whose first months as professionals have been disrupted by the NFL lockout. Coming next Sunday, Tyrod Taylor. When Pernell McPhee arrived on campus at Itawamba Community...

Florida's Dr. Snakehead is making a house call

2002-07-19 00:00:00

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Few people in this country know more about the sharp-toothed Asian fish that has invaded a Crofton pond than the man some here call Dr. Snakehead. For the past year, Walter R. Courtenay Jr. has pored through reams of papers in a...

They're back! Green iguanas gulping gardens again

2013-06-15 21:08:50

Here's a wildlife success story that not everyone's thrilled about. Green iguanas, which dropped dead in huge numbers in the frigid winter of 2010, have rebounded, repopulating South Florida neighborhoods and resuming their consumption of expensive...

5 reasons Democrats struggle to win Florida elections

2013-06-14 01:56:00

With new party leadership, an advantage in voter registration, and a vulnerable Republican governor seeking re-election, Florida Democrats should be in a strong position, but the outlook isn't all that dazzling. Even though they outnumber Republicans in...

Urban flood advisory for parts of Broward

2013-06-13 09:52:00

An urban flood advisory has been issued for east central Broward County. The National Weather Service says radar has detected heavy rainfall in excess of 3 inches per hour in some areas.� The rain is expected to continue until at least 2 p.m. The...

State Road A1A restoration almost done -- for now

2013-06-08 13:17:00

Blame rain for delaying the completion of the $8.3 million restoration of A1A in Fort Lauderdale. The storm-ravaged stretch between Northeast 14th Court and 18th Street was supposed to be completed May 3. Then the date was pushed back to before Memorial...

Lake Okeechobee dike threats linger into hurricane season

2013-06-08 18:03:48

Thirty Palm Beach County school buses on Friday put Lake Okeechobee in their rearview mirrors and practiced racing a rush of water. It's a drive that lakeside residents and emergency management officials alike hope they never have to make — fleeing...

Tavares may try to get power from wind turbine

2013-05-31 14:52:00

The most promising source of renewable energy in Florida has long been the sun, but Tavares officials say the Lake County city might be able to generate power with wind. They want to try powering the city's wastewater-treatment plant with a wind...

When Sugar was sued, it turned to Legislature for relief

2013-05-30 14:46:05

TALLAHASSEE — When environmentalists filed a lawsuit earlier this year to force Florida's powerful sugar industry to cut a better deal with the state for Everglades restoration, Sugar took its fight to safer confines: the Florida Legislature. Gov....

Gov. Rick Scott can make history by making timely call on Everglades

2013-06-06 14:55:00

By simply picking up the telephone, Gov. Rick Scott can make history as the governor who saved the Florida Everglades. If he blows it, history won't be so kind. It's his call, literally. All he has to do is tell Daniel O'Keefe, chair of the South...

Thirty Palm Beach District Schools buses took part in a practice evacuation of the glades communities Friday morning. Officials are preparing for the evacuation of residents in the event of a failure of the Herbert Hoover Dike surrounding Lake Okeechobee.

2013-06-07 00:00:00

The Army Corps of Engineers this week resumed draining Lake Okeechobee out to sea, despite concerns about environmental damage.

2013-05-09 15:16:00

Lake Okeechobee is the largest lake in Florida and located west of Palm Beach and Jupiter and north of Belle Glade.

2013-05-01 00:00:00