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A study by Lake.com declared Florida's Lake Okeechobee the most polluted lake in the United States. High levels of phosphorous and turbidity, resulting from decades of pollution, contributed to the ...

FLORIDA (WPBF) — A new study has ranked Lake Okeechobee, Florida’s largest freshwater lake, as the dirtiest lake in the country. The news comes as little surprise to those who live and fish there.

LARGEST FRESHWATER LAKE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, BUT A NEW STUDY ALSO RANKS IT AS THE DIRTIEST LAKE IN THE COUNTRY. ANGELA ROZIER JOINING US IN THE STUDIO WITH REACTION FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS ABOUT THIS ...

FROSTPROOF, Fla. (WJW) – Sheriff’s deputies are investigating after a man drowned in a Florida lake on Sunday afternoon. According to Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the drowning happened at Lake Clinch ...

A Central Florida man drowned in Polk County while trying to save his boat on Sunday, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Central Florida teen charged after deputies say he faked abduction ...

Thomas Robert Croak, 86, of Lake Suzy, Florida, passed away peacefully on August 26, 2025. He was born on September 24, 1938, in Woodstock, Illinois, to Robert and Darlene Croak. Tom attended St. Mary ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida’s political map could be redrawn again — a move that could put several Democratic-held congressional seats at risk and reshape the state’s political landscape heading into the ...

GLENN. THANK YOU. WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THAT BREAKING NEWS THAT WE JUST TOLD YOU ABOUT A SHORT MOMENT AGO. GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS MAKING GOOD ON HIS WORD THAT HE IS GOING TO PUSH FOR CONGRESSIONAL ...

LAKE WORTH, Fla. (WFLA) — Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference in Lake Worth on Wednesday to discuss the reconfiguration of Florida’s congressional districts and the 2020 census. “We’ve had ...

A Florida sheriff tore into a group of rowdy boaters after a massive, caught-on-video lakeside brawl left families and children stunned. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, known for his tough talking and ...