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 ...

HERANDO COUNTY, Fla. — New protections are being made to help preserve the Weeki Wachee River. Last week, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted to prohibit visitors from beaching ...

The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be conducting controlled, prescribed burns in the Weekiwachee Preserve during July, August and September. Approximately 400 acres will be burned in ...

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 ...

WEEKI WACHEE — The water is cold, but I’m too nervous to shiver. Instead, I propel my arms forward and think graceful thoughts. Flashes of purple and blue tails from my siren sisters flicker nearby.

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 ...

WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. — A woman was killed Monday morning after a tree fell onto her home when she was inside it. Hernando County Fire Rescue said they received a call about the situation and, when they ...

Fifty years ago, a limestone cavern at Weeki Wachee Springs, Fla., entered the realm of American kitsch when a group of ladies donned mermaid suits and swam for audiences in an underwater ballet.