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11.03.2021 / 16:24

Lake Okeechobee water release could curb toxic algae bloom

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Army Corps of Engineers announced a plan to begin small releases of water from a bloated Lake Okeechobee in an effort curb the threat of a toxic algae bloom over the summer.

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Bodies of Lotus drummer, son recovered from Arkansas lake

OKEECHOBEE, FL - MARCH 05: Chuck Morris of Lotus performs on stage at the Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival, Day 3, on March 5, 2016 in Okeechobee, Florida. (Photo by FilmMagic/FilmMagic for Okeechobee) BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) - The bodies of a jam band musician and his adult son were recovered from an Arkansas lake more than three weeks after the two went missing during a kayaking trip, authorities said.The Benton County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday that the bodies were identified as those of Chuck Morris, 47, and his 20-year-old son, Charley Morris.

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Publix expands COVID-19 vaccine appointments to all Central Florida counties

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Publix supermarkets have again expanded the counties where the grocer is offering coronavirus vaccine appointments and with the latest addition now all of Central Florida’s 10 counties have Publix pharmacies with shots.

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Alligator captured on Florida school playground

OKEECHOBEE, Fla. – A Florida school named after Everglades State Park experienced a small portion of what the wetlands has to offer when a small alligator appeared on the school’s playground.The Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office said its deputies found the alligator Wednesday at Everglades Elementary School, according to a department Facebook post.The school’s mascot is an alligator clad in orange, which is a bit different then the 4-foot-6-inch alligator the deputies captured.Deputies later released the gator in the Nubbin Slough River, but not before affectionally naming it “Everglades.”A couple more pics of “Everglades” the alligator on the playground… Pictured are SRO D/S Tim “HiggyDunDee” Higgins, D/S Greis and D/S Chavez.

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Sheriff: Missing dad of NFL player found safe in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The missing father of Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Mackensie Alexander turned up early Thursday at a ranger station at a Florida state park, sheriff's officials said.Jean Alexandre, 65, was reported to be in good health and will be reunited with this family, the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office said in a Twitter post Thursday morning.

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NFL player arrested on battery charge after leaving training camp to search for missing father in Florida

Booking image for Mackensie Alexander OKEECHOBEE, Fla. - A cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals left training camp Tuesday to help search for his father who went missing during a berry-picking trip in Okeechobee County. Hours later he was arrested on a battery charge in Collier County.Jean Odney Alexander, of Immokalee, Florida, was last seen Monday.

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What’s in the censored Florida Medical Examiners database of COVID-19 deaths?

The following is a detailed report written by News 6 partner Florida Today.

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No, aiming a hair dryer up your nose will not ‘kill’ coronavirus

As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, one Florida commissioner has offered up an interesting “cure.”

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Blowing a hair dryer up your nose won’t kill coranavirus, despite what a Florida commissioner said

OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida commissioner is backpedaling and apologizing after he suggested during a public meeting that breathing in the heat from a hair dryer could kill the coronavirus.

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