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‘Impending disaster.’ Worsening algae bloom on Florida's Lake Okeechobee threatens coasts again Adriana Brasileiro, Miami Herald © Joe Cavaretta/TNS An algae bloom in the Pahokee Marina on Lake Okeechobee on April 26, 2021. MIAMI — The scene at Pahokee marina on Lake Okeechobee last week was a warning sign: A thick mat of algae in various shades of green, brown, gray and fluorescent blue covered the area around boat slips. In some spots, the gunk was so dense it stuck out 2 inches above the water. Elsewhere on the lake, the algae wasn’t as chunky, but satellite phot...

Elsewhere on the lake, the algae wasn’t as chunky, but satellite photos were just as shocking: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration monitoring images on Wednesday showed nearly two-thirds of the lake, or 500 square miles, were covered with blue-green algae, the potentially toxic stuff that has fouled rivers and canals in the west and east coasts of Florida in past years, killing fish and scaring tourists away. Green streaks of algae are already visible moving down from the Moore Haven lock on the Caloosahatchee River, which has received Lake Okeechobee water releases in recent we...

Will Biden officials renew ICE contract with GEO Group? It's not off the table Monique O. Madan and Alex Roarty, The Miami Herald © John McCall/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS The Broward Transitional Center, a detention center owned by Boca Raton- based Geo Group, in Pompano Beach, Florida, on June 25, 2018. MIAMI — The Biden administration is in talks with private prison company GEO Group about possibly renewing a South Florida immigration detention center contract despite the president's past pledge to do away with private detention facilities and over the vehement obje...

During the presidential campaign, President Biden pledged to discontinue for-profit immigration detention, but no announcements have been forthcoming.

Latest vaccine schedules and resources Published: April 22, 2021 12:09 PM EDT Updated: April 22, 2021 2:05 PM EDT Recommended En español: Últimos programas y recursos sobre vacunas, haga clic aquí. To see the FDOH’s report on who has been vaccinated in the state, click here (PDF download). The report is updated daily. Florida Department of Health has a vaccine locator to confirm vaccine locations and contact information in the state. Eligibility to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Florida includes all persons 18 years of age and older. Teens that are 16 or 17 years of age are also eligib...