A Texas man with a long child-sex conviction on his record was arrested in Hernando County after investigators say they found ...

WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. (WFLA)— A sex offender who fled from Texas was found living in Weeki Wachee, the Hernando County Sheriff’s ...

Sunlake High’s Seahawks host the Weeki Wachee Hornets at 7 p.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 22, at Sunlake in Land O’ Lakes, Fla. — a nonleague matchup that opens the 2025 campaign for both teams. Follow the ...

WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. — An open-call audition will be held at the end of this month for the next school of mermaids for Weeki Wachee Springs. Open since 1947, Weeki Wachee Springs has been known for ...

A $4.1 million taxpayer-funded dredging project along with Weeki Wachee River in Hernando County could have been avoided if state officials better enforced rules on the water, a local environmentalist ...

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WEEKI WACHEE GARDENS, Fla. — Susan Backlinie, the famed "Jaws" actress and stuntwoman who played the shark's first victim, has died. She was 77 years old. Her agent confirmed to The Daily Jaws, a ...

Locals say the rules will ruin the fun, but the state says they are needed to stop the rapid decline of the river’s health. Beaching, mooring and anchoring watercraft along the shoreline and sandbars ...

A sex offender who fled from Texas was found living in Weeki Wachee, the Hernando County Sheriff's Office announced.