WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Tim Beach’s neighborhood is surrounded by water. There is the Weeki Wachee River on one side and channels connected to the Gulf on the other. Beach owns one of several ...
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) — Today, the new Spring Protection Zone encompassing nearly 6 miles from Rogers Park to the Weeki Wachee Springs State Park headsprings goes into effect. The Hernando County ...
From the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area entrance on Cortez Boulevard, people for decades have trekked a half-mile through sand pine scrub to a bend in the Weeki Wachee River. There, in an ...
The mermaids of Weeki Wachee Springs will be returning to Ripley’s Aquarium in Myrtle Beach later this month. Performers Daniella Demonaco, Shannon Tooker and Ashley Beadleson will swim among sharks ...
When did Florida become a national punchline? Was it when the mayor of Inglis formally banned Satan? When a Waffle House conversation led a state lawmaker to propose bringing back the firing squad?
When considering a mermaid’s career, one doesn’t tend to ponder the occupational hazards. Afternoon thunderstorms, for instance. During my recent visit, the weather threatened to inject unwelcome ...
Mermaids have long captured the imaginations of humans, first appearing in Greek mythology more than 3,000 years ago. Although humans haven’t necessarily visited Weeki Wachee Springs for that long, ...
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 ...
New Smyrna Beach defeated Weeki Wachee 7-6 in the Region 2-2A quarterfinals. Ashlyn Endicott's interception in the final seconds sealed the victory for NSB. Freshman quarterback Molly Brock scored the ...