A person was taken to a hospital with minor burns and four cats were killed in a Weeki Wachee house fire on Tuesday evening.

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 (CBSMiami/AP) -- Florida's city of Weeki Wachee was officially founded in 1966 in order to put its famous live mermaid attraction onto maps and road signs, but now the city has been ...

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 ...

Past and present Weeki Wachee mermaids teach the ways of Old Florida sirens. Gabrielle Calise is a culture reporter who covers music, nostalgia and offbeat Florida trends. Reach her at ...

Crystal-clear blue water. Abundant wildlife. Natural Florida beauty. Weeki Wachee Springs is one of the most magical experiences you can have in Florida. "The experience of kayaking on the Weeki ...

If you're currently residing somewhere that does its best impression of a tundra in the winter months, then you're probably seriously thinking about getting to somewhere warmer. Of course, it's tough ...

SPRING HILL, Fla. — New rules for boaters and kayakers are now being enforced on one of Florida’s favorite waterways. Hernando County, FWC and community leaders were on hand Thursday to unveil and ...

WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. (WFLA) — New rules are in place for kayakers and boaters on the Weeki Wachee River. In 2021, a News Channel 8 crew checked out the river with members of the Southwest Florida Water ...

WEEKI WACHEE SPRINGS, Fla. — (WFLA) — Our delicate Floridan aquifer is a matrix of tunnels that flow silently under our feet every day. The Karst Underwater Research group –or KUR– works to explore ...

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 ...

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.