ST. PETERSBURG -- A former Air Force sergeant was arrested this morning in Putnam County on charges he killed his girlfriend and their baby in St. Petersburg in 2007 while he was stationed at MacDill Air Force Base. Ralph Daniel Wright Jr., 40, of 1701 Wetherbee Road, was indicted this month and charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Paula O'Conner, 37, and their 15-month-old infant son, Alijah O'Conner. ...more

December 31, 2008

Madison Middle School held its Great American Teach-In on Nov. 18, one day ahead of the county. More than 40 speakers came to talk to the students, from the Tampa Police Department to those serving at MacDill Air Force Base. ...more

December 10, 2008

Space shuttle Endeavour has to wait another day to make its cross-country return trip to Florida. ...more

December 8, 2008

Twenty-seven children undergoing cancer treatment and their families experienced a private air show at MacDill Air Force Base today, complete with paratroopers and tours of airplanes. ...more

December 6, 2008

It's a bird! It's a plane! No ... it's MacDill's Special Operations Command team. ...more

December 6, 2008

This evening, two members of Socom's parachute team jumped from an airplane during a break in the Academy of the Holy Names middle and high school soccer matches. It was one of many events slated for Jaguar Spirit Night. ...more

December 5, 2008

A new Tampa International Airport noise report shows jets making an approach to the airport from the south are in compliance with air traffic standards. ...more

November 10, 2008

A Tampa International Airport noise flight track report showed jets making an approach to the airport from the south, after making a 180 degree turn near MacDill Air Force Base from their southbound and downwind leg, are in compliance with air traffic standards. ...more

November 7, 2008

An undercover prostitution sting early this morning snared an Army Special Forces major assigned to MacDill Air Force Base, police said. ...more

October 9, 2008

The sudden death of her 60-year-old father in 1969 was Lucille Malaney's first personal experience with tragic loss. She was 27 and stationed at an Air Force base in California; her family home was in Vermont. ...more

September 17, 2008