Passport application fees increase

Effective Dec. 27, 2021, the U.S. State Department has raised the price for first time applicants and renewal of U.S. passport books.

Indiantown Village Council prepares for a new town hall

On Thursday, Nov. 18, the Indiantown Village Council considered presentations from Architectural engineering firms bidding to design the new town hall.

USPS warns about scams

The USPS is warning of new scam involving text messages.

Change: Help us fight the scourge of human trafficking in America

The fight against human trafficking demands our attention. In well-appointed homes, on farms, in factories and in restaurants in the U.S., thousands of people, even children, work long days cleaning homes, picking crops, making products, washing dishes, busing tables and serving customers.

Trees should be treated as infrastructure

On Florida Arbor Day (Jan. 21), we pay homage to trees as work horses, not show horses.

Dotson: Fact-checking may be important, but won’t help us learn to disagree better

Entering the new year, Americans are increasingly divided. They clash not only over differing opinions on COVID-19 risk or abortion, but basic facts like election counts and whether vaccines work. Surveying rising political antagonism, journalist George Packer recently wondered in The Atlantic, “Are we doomed?”

National Weather Center update on Tropical Storm Elsa 2 p.m. UPDATE

The National Weather Center issued the following update on Tropical Storm Elsa at 11 a.m. on July 5:

How much water do you need for your hurricane supply?

NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting another above-normal Atlantic hurricane season...

Will you need to disinfect your well after a storm?

 Hurricanes bring excessive rain. When heavy rains bring flooding to an area, your private well may not be safe to drink.