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Daniel Andrews with Captains for Clean Water is pushing back on the latest Lake Okeechobee media call, where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced they are considering higher releases to lower the high lake water levels.

Hurricane Idalia’s impact on Lake Okeechobee is being watched closely as the lake level remains high and concerns persist about water releases towards Stuart.

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KTBS- Saturday marked “Fish Free Day”, that returned in Texas and “Fish Free weekend” in Oklahoma.

WPBF 25 News anchor Mark Kelly and WPBF 25 meteorologist Vanessa Vinent bring you today's headlines.

WPBF 25 News anchor Mark Kelly and WPBF 25 News meteorologist Sandra Shaw bring you today's headlines.

The FWC program has been educational and revealing. No doubt it's helpful at the margins but it’s clear that without the restoration of the manatee's natural habitat, we’re not going to be able to sustain the population at typical levels.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reduce Lake Okeechobee releases WFTX The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has released a Lake Management Plan survey for Lake Okeechobee and urges stakeholders to get involved by filling it out. By: WFTX Digital Team and last updated 2021-05-28 15:15:28-04 WFTX — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District will reduce Lake Okeechobee releases at the W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam (S-79) from the curre...

Army Corps of Engineers work to reduce algae problems ahead of rainy season Col. Andrew Kelly with the Army Corps of Engineers says they want to get the lake level down now so there wont be algae problems when the rainy season starts. By: WFTX Digital Team and last updated 2021-03-12 06:05:45-05 The federal agency that manages the level of Lake O says its just not dropping as quickly as they would like. Col. Andrew Kelly with the Army Corps of Engineers says they want to get th...

Army Corps of Engineers says Lake O not dropping as much as hoped for The Army Corps of Engineers says Lake O level isnt dropping as much as they had hoped for. and last updated 2021-02-25 22:18:07-05 FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Army Corps of Engineers, which is in charge of maintaining Lake Okeechobee, says the current water level is 15.4 feet. "Thats only .18 feet lower than a month ago," says Col. Andrew Kelly with the Corps. "Thats not quite where we want it to be," he adds. The Corps had b...