The Tarpon Springs siren, who fought to save local wildlife and preserve Weeki Wachee’s history, worked at the park for 37 years. Culture and Nostalgia Reporter The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a ...

WEEKI WACHEE GARDENS, Fla. — Is the Florida Department of Environmental Protection doing enough to preserve the Weeki Wachee State Park portion of the Weeki Wachee River? A recently filed complaint ...

WEEKI WACHEE, Fla (WFLA) — A 155-acre fire in the Weeki Wachee preserve is now contained, but is still burning inside containment lines. The Florida Forest Service and Hernando County Fire Rescue ...

SPRING HILL, Fla. — A 150-acre wildfire in the Weeki Wachee Preserve is almost fully contained, Florida Forest Service reported in a tweet. Fire officials reported the wildfire, which started off ...

While some residents say the area needs to adapt to its growing population, others want to keep the area as it is. When you look around the preserve, you see a lot mature trees and waterways. Some ...

HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — A drone helped locate a mother and son who got lost in the Weeki Wachee Preserve last Friday. The Hernando County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) said deputies were sent to Linda ...

On Friday, the Governor visited Weeki Wachee Springs State Park to address actions he's taking to help those efforts. He said the springs of Florida are what make Florida, well, Florida. He said he is ...

SPRING HILL, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press conference at the Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Spring Hill Tuesday. The governor announced grants totaling $481 Million for 103 projects ...

HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A brush fire broke out Wednesday morning in the Weeki Wachee preserve, according to Hernando County Fire Rescue. Officials said the fire covered roughly three acres of ...

The proposed Nature Coast Experience is moving up the road, but its departure from the center of the Weekiwachee Preserve likely kills plans for one of its most favorable attributes - a lakeside beach ...

Hopping in the car for a trip to Weeki Wachee. (Credit: Eleanor Marceau) With clear 72 degree water temperatures year round, you can catch a show where mermaids swim underwater and attract not only ...

WEEKI WACHEE — Hernando County needs the Weeki Wachee River. The river’s headsprings host, in non-pandemic years, the most popular tourist attraction the county provides, the legendary Weeki Wachee ...