20 high school graduates preparing to head to military academies after send-off ceremony at MacDill

Twenty Bay Area high school graduates will soon head to their military academies. Congresswomen Kathy Castor and Laurel Lee held a special ceremony Tuesday night at MacDill to officially send them off.

Gold Star families honored in Memorial Day ceremony in downtown Tampa

On Memorial Day, Americans pay tribute to their military men and women who have died serving their country all over the world. 

Bay Area fallen hero's legacy lives on in his hometown

Kimberly Allison raised four brave boys. Each one proudly served their country in the military – but her youngest, Spc. Zachary L. Shannon, never made it home.

Memorial Day 2025: Bay Area remembrance events honoring fallen heroes

Numerous events are being held across the Tampa Bay area this Memorial Day, honoring service members who gave their lives for our country.

Memorial Park Cemetery cleaned up for Memorial Day weekend

Volunteers banded together to clean up and beautify a previously neglected East Tampa cemetery ahead of Memorial Day.

28th annual Memorial Day Observance ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park & Museum

The 28th annual Memorial Day Observance ceremony will take place at Veterans Memorial Park & Rear Admiral LeRoy Collins, Jr. Veterans Museum on Sunday at 10 a.m.

Trump delivers commencement address at West Point

President Trump spoke at West Point's graduation ceremony Saturday, taking credit for “the greatest and most powerful army the world has ever known."

Haines City police captain among 10 indicted in Veterans Affairs fraud scheme

A captain with the Haines City Police Department was arrested on Thursday as part of a Veterans Affairs fraud scheme, according to officials. 

2 victims identified in deadly San Diego plane crash

A small plane crashed into a San Diego military neighborhood early Thursday morning, killing multiple people, setting roughly a dozen homes on fire, and spewing fuel and debris across the area.

How Trump’s Golden Dome missile plan compares to Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ system

President Trump’s ambitious Golden Dome missile defense program revives Reagan’s space-age Star Wars vision, but with new tech, bigger costs, and the same controversy.

Yes, those were sailors standing on the Mexican tall ship's masts

A Mexican navy ship on a global goodwill tour crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge over the weekend, snapping its three masts and killing two crew members.

At 101, Dunedin World War II veteran reflects on service during ‘Victory in Europe Day’

May 8, 1944, is a day Bob Russell remembers well. A fighter/bomber pilot with the U.S. Army Air Corps in Europe, he was in a hospital room near Belgium recovering from being shot down when he heard the news that the Germans had surrendered.