Okeechobee District News Today

Crews in Martin County say there are increased fire concerns on the Treasure Coast after two separate wildfires broke out in the county in a matter of days.

Drought conditions could diminish as a tropical system brings the risk of flash flooding.

It was just one of 15 brush fires in St. Lucie County over a two-day span as hot and dry conditions increased the threat of fires

In the Southwest Florida region, dry soil and warm temperatures have had wildland firefighters on “high alert” since last week.

Everywhere listeners can hear WGCU Public Media on the radio is within the Southwest Florida region where dry soil and warm temperatures have had wildland firefighters on “high alert” since last week. The Keetch-Byram Drought Index, a measure of the lack of moisture in the soil, has been showing the region increasingly parched during the last two weeks, another harbinger of wildfire. The indicators were right. New wildfires of about 30 acres each, one near Immokalee and the other on the Lee-...

From Piney Point to Serenas Law, the story of Session was about the region. Southwest Florida is home to a substantial portion of the GOP caucus in both chambers of the Legislature. So it makes sense that the region was a big winner emerging from the just-concluded Legislative Session. But what does that get exactly? Plenty, based on budget wins. The Heartland and wetland-rich region of Florida pulled in a large share of water quality spending, as well as support for various community needs in ...