A $3 million maintenance dredging project is poised to make the Okeechobee Waterway safer for boaters to navigate, federal officials announced Thursday. Boaters should beware when cruising through the ...

STUART, Fla. — A new rule change by the U.S. Coast Guard could limit the amount of boat traffic allowed through the St. Lucie River and Okeechobee Waterway. It has to do with drawbridge operating ...

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The St. Lucie Locks will reopen to boat traffic March 29 after the completion of maintenance work that closed the throughway for the first time in 26 years. It is welcome news to boaters whose ...