A grand jury on Tuesday indicted Monty Albright on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the slaying of a local property appraiser. ...more

February 12, 2009

Grand jury indicts Monty Albright with first-degree murder. ...more

February 11, 2009

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich briefly lived in Tampa while attending college. He enrolled at the University of Tampa in 1975, following his older brother Rob, who was already a student. ...more

December 10, 2008

A public information workshop is set for Dec. 1 to answer questions and hear concerns about the Florida Department of Transportation's plans to convert U.S. 301 in Zephyrhills to a pair of one-way streets. ...more

November 20, 2008

Floridians are lucky to live in a state that requires their government at all levels to operate in the sunshine, where almost every record and meeting is open for all to see. That's the only way a democracy can thrive, and the best way to stop corruption before it starts. It's a basic tenet of what Highlands Today believes, and critical to our role as public watch dogs. However, there are times when this is carried a bit too far, and that's apparent with a case sweeping across the state. ...more

November 16, 2008

For 34 hours, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office withheld the news that a Tampa woman had been slain, leaving the public to think that she and her boyfriend were still missing. ...more

November 6, 2007

For 34 hours, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office withheld the news that a Tampa woman had been slain, leaving the public to think that she and her boyfriend were still missing. ...more

November 5, 2007