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Unruly traveler forces jet to make unscheduled Alabama stop

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This booking photo provided by the Tampa Police Department, Fla., on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, shows Howell Emanuel Donaldson. Donaldson, the suspect in a string of four slayings that terrorized a Tampa neighborhood was arrested after he brought a loaded gun to his job at a McDonald's and asked a co-worker to hold it, authorities said. (Tampa Police Department via AP)

Friend of Florida man accused in killings shocked by charges

By TAMARA LUSH - Associated Press

This booking photo provided by the Tampa Police Department, Fla., on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, shows Howell Emanuel Donaldson. Donaldson, the suspect in a string of four slayings that terrorized a Tampa neighborhood was arrested after he brought a loaded gun to his job at a McDonald's and asked a co-worker to hold it, authorities said. (Tampa Police Department via AP)

The Latest: Suspected serial killer held without bond

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Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan holds a news conference in a parking lot behind the Ybor City McDonalds on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. (Octavio Jones/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Arrest of suspected killer puts Tampa neighborhood at ease

By TAMARA LUSH - Associated Press

Florida State's Justin Motlow pulls in a touchdown pass against Delaware State's Devin Smith in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, in Tallahassee Fla. Florida State won 77-6. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)

Motlow first Seminole Tribe member to score for Florida St.

By JOE REEDY - Associated Press

An FBI unit dressed in military uniforms joins the investigation on a fatal shooting in the Seminole Heights neighborhood in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. Police and federal agents with rifles checked car trunks, banged on doors and gathered forensic evidence in the neighborhood Tuesday as they hunted for the killer believed responsible for gunning down several people for no apparent reason in just over a month. (Octavio Jones/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

The Latest: Police: Man on video near shootings is suspect

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Florida House Speaker sues Tampa over “illegal tax”

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In this Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017 photo, members of the Tampa Police Department leave Giddens Park after a roll call and press conference in the Seminole Heights neighborhood in Tampa, Fla. The mayor of the Florida told police officers looking for a suspect in three fatal and apparently random shootings in the neighborhood to hunt him down and &quot;bring his head to me.&quot; (Gabriella Angotti-Jones/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

New video released in hunt for suspect in 3 fatal shootings

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During a candlelight vigil Jacqueline Melendez, left, and her husband Jose Melendez mourn the death of three victims who were killed in the recent shootings in the Seminole Heights neighborhood in Tampa on Sunday, October 22, 2017. The deaths, which took place in the same neighborhood over the past 10 days, prompted Tampa police to warn residents in the Seminole Heights neighborhood not to walk alone at night.(Octavio Jones/The Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Serial killer fears: Area of Tampa on edge after 3 killings

By TAMARA LUSH - Associated Press

Police chief to residents: Be aware after 2 fatal shootings

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In this Aug. 23, 2017 photo, Ruby Williams, from left, holds a photo of her daughter Brenda, as she sits with her other daughters Sharon Scott and Sheila Williams in Tampa, Fla. After decades of waiting to know what happened to their relative, Tampa Police officials told the family that they found a DNA match in a jawbone found in 1986. Brenda Williams, a young mother of two, went missing in 1978. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

40 years, 3 sisters, 1 DNA test: The story of a cold case

By TAMARA LUSH - Associated Press

In this Aug. 23, 2017 photo, Ruby Williams, from left, holds a photo of her daughter Brenda, as she sits with her other daughters Sharon Scott and Sheila Williams in Tampa, Fla. After decades of waiting to know what happened to their relative, Tampa Police officials told the family that they found a DNA match in a jawbone found in 1986. Brenda Williams, a young mother of two, went missing in 1978. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Family’s plea in cold case: ‘Lord, let her be alive’

By TAMARA LUSH - Associated Press

Worker discusses journey to help with Irma power restoration

By JORDAN NELSON - Associated Press

A rough surf surrounds Boynton Beach inlet as Hurricane Irma hits in Boynton Beach, Fla. (Jim Rassol/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Irma weakens into a tropical storm but keeps causing misery

By Tamara Lush - Associated Press

Storm clouds associated with the outer bands of Hurricane Irma shroud the downtown skyline Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. Several parts of the Tampa Bay area are under a mandatory evacuation order for the approaching storm. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

The Latest: Irma inland near Tampa, still Category 2 storm

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A man walks along the beach with heavy winds and threatening skies in Hollywood, Fla., as Hurricane Irma approaches the state on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Weakened Irma lashes much of Florida; full impact unknown

By JENNIFER KAY and FREIDA FRISARO - Associated Press

Storm clouds associated with the outer bands of Hurricane Irma shroud the downtown skyline Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. Several parts of the Tampa Bay area are under a mandatory evacuation order for the approaching storm. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

The Latest: More than 170K without power in Florida

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A Confederate statue is shown outside a Hillsborough County building Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. County Commissioners are meeting about the possible removal of the statue. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Without private funding, Confederate statue won’t be moved

By TAMARA LUSH - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria, right, slides into second for a double as Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve (27 waits for the throw during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, in Houston. The double completed the cycle for Longoria. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

Longoria hits for cycle as Rays top Astros 6-4

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

GOP Sen. Marco Rubio still doesn’t have a Tampa office

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