Brooksville police say 35-year-old Monty Gregg Albright robbed and strangled a man this week. Albright was arrested at 10:20 p.m. Wednesday. He was charged with first-degree homicide. Police say Albright went to 27 Cherry St. on Monday and bound the victim, 58-year-old Steven Van Slyke, who is a local property appraiser. Albright got Van Slyke's bank card and pin number, took the victim's vehicle to a bank machine and withdrew cash, police say. ...more

January 22, 2009

Police arrested Wednesday night a man in connection with what's now being called the homicide of a local property appraiser. ...more

January 22, 2009

Police arrested Wednesday night a man in connection with what's now being called the homicide of a local property appraiser. ...more

January 21, 2009

Mortgage interest rates are at a 58-year low, and according to Fifth Third Bank, homeowners are applying for new loans at near-record levels. ...more

December 22, 2008

Local governments, already trimming expenses a little at the margins because of state-mandated tax cuts, should begin planning for major pruning of low-priority programs. ...more

December 14, 2008

Hundreds of children in Highlands County will be opening gifts for Christmas thanks to the generosity of people contributing to toy drives. ...more

December 13, 2008

For the past 10 years, area business owner Dale Terjung has seen firsthand the benefits of getting out and meeting fellow merchants, neighbors and potential customers. ...more

November 12, 2008

I am a member of a homeowners association. Recently, a letter written by the president of our board was sent to all owners. The letter pertained to a common area property that was deeded over to our community many years ago by the developer. I have a question regarding a sentence in the letter: ...more

November 9, 2008

Final results of Hillsborough County elections released Friday night. Percentages may not add up to 100 because of rounding ...more

November 8, 2008

Longtime Republican incumbents Doug Belden and Rob Turner will return to their offices as tax collector and property appraiser, respectively. ...more

November 5, 2008