70-acre ‘Lead Foot City’ is gearing up to become a Brooksville destination for automobile enthusiasts

Lead Foot City has been around for nearly two decades. It started out as a hole-in-the-wall business in Brooksville. Now, it's the largest custom transmission builder in the country. The owner says they are not done growing.

City of Brooksville accidentally sells its municipal water tower

The city of Brooksville sold a parcel of land to a businessman -- apparently not realizing it included the city's municipal water tower.

Lightning blamed for Hernando County brush fire, now contained

The Florida Forest Service said the fire was 95-percent contained as of Monday morning after burning 686 acres. They say heavy smoke remains in the area and advise drivers to be careful.

Cold case: 40 years after Hernando County double murder, killers still walk free

For four decades, the people responsible for a gruesome double-homicide in Hernando County have walked free. Loved ones are haunted by the murders, and frustrated with the lack of answers. May 9 marks the 40th anniversary of the cold case -- the murders of Rick Merrill and Dori Colyer.

Fire kills dog, destroys mobile home in Brooksville

A Brooksville man lost his home and his dog in a fire Sunday morning, according to Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services.

Brooksville woman accused of luring New York teen she met in online chatroom

Deputies say a Brooksville woman is accused of lewd and lascivious battery on a 15-year-old boy who ran away from his home in New York and came to Florida after they met in an online chat room for depression.

Brooksville hero gifted new home for the holidays

The organization Building Homes for Heroes was able to give a Brooksville family the gift they truly deserved this Christmas.

Fireworks may be to blame for Brooksville mobile home fire

Fireworks may have sparked a mobile home fire in Brooksville Saturday night, according to Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services.

Local NAACP leader pushes to remove Hernando Confederate statue

The head of the NAACP in Hernando County is pledging to start a movement to get Hernando County's monument to Confederate soldiers removed.

Deputies: Man with machete arrested at Brooksville protest

Despite a mostly peaceful protest in Brooksville Friday, deputies made an arrest after they say a man tried to “incite an altercation” as the crowd began to disperse.

Absconded sex offender sought by Hernando deputies after domestic battery incident

A convicted sex offender is on the run after allegedly being involved in a domestic battery incident, according to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office.