NEWS

News cast for July 8th: Okeechobee deputies helped to break up an Indian River County drug ring. Jardon Jackson, 34, sold 442 grams of methamphetamine in Sebastian last summer for…

News Cast for July 7th: Several animal rescue organizations appeared at an Okeechobee Board of County Commissioners meeting offering to help the county solve the problem of feral dogs and…

News Cast for 7/3: The Okeechobee County Sheriffs Office plans a busy July 4th holiday weekend. Chief Deputy Michael Hazellief wants parents to be careful when they light off fireworks,…

News Cast for July 2nd: Beat a dog go to prison.. An Okeechobee man Alexander Brock was sentencd to four years in prison for beating a female pit bull. The…

Congratulations to our very own Okeechobee County Commissioner, Michael Sumner for getting sworn in as the District 29 Director by Florida Association of Counties at last week’s FAC conference! We…

News Cast for June 30th: The Okeechobee Chamber of Commerce held a hurricane preparedness luncheon that featured local emergency managers and WPBF Chief Meteorologist Chris Martinez. He provided a recap…

News Cast for June 26th: An Okeechobee man was jailed after a traffic infraction in Treasure Island turned into a short chase. The chase began on South East 40th Avenue…

News Cast for June 26th: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported 685 boating crashes with 81 fatalities and 394 serious injuries in 2024. The annual boating crash report…

News Cast for June 25th: Okeechobee City Council agreed to allow fireworks tent sales during the month of June and December earlier this year. At a recent meeting they voted…

News Cast for June 24th: Florida unemployment rates remained steady in May at 3.7 percent. Florida has added 148,700 non-farm jobs in the past year. Okeechobee saw an increase in…