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The buyer of the Fifth Third Center was looking to enter the Tampa market when the 19-story downtown office tower went up for sale.

I was almost hit by lightning this weekend. It wasn't even raining out and a lightning bolt struck a tree about 150 away from me.

Here are five things you need to know happening in Florida on Wednesday, July 30, 2014.

Ever wonder where the dead bodies from some of your favorite TV dramas come from? A local company here in Tampa Bay.

He looked at the weather and saw all the storms south of St. Pete Beach. So he decided to stay close to Clearwater and relax on the beach at Sand Key Park.

The Tampa woman accused of stalking rock star Chris Cornell is not allowed to go near the MidFlorida Amphitheater next month when his group performs.

July 12th's Tampa Zine Fest turned out to be a great opportunity, as always, for networking among like-minded weirdos.

Some live music highlights for this Tuesday; one is a day full of death metal that starts in the afternoon, while the other features three indie rock bands, two out-of-towners and a local.

The co-owner of an Anytime Fitness gym in Lutz is accused of collecting sales tax from his customers that he never turned over to the state.

For our unscientific test of these products, we tried three devices that range in price from $25 to $99: The Clarisonic Mia cleanser, the Pro X by Olay cleansing system and the Neutrogena Microdermbrasion kit.

Denny and Lauren Murray teared up when they saw their eldest son get down on one knee.

Most Apple Store thieves we've seen prefer to go with the classic smash and grab technique, but according to federal court charges, one fraudster in Florida broke his Apple heist into 42 separate scams by using a simple but major flaw in Apple's credit card processing system to plunder $309,768 worth of products from Apple's retail locations.

The Fifth Third Center in downtown Tampa has been sold. The sale of the 19-story 281,187-square-foot office building at 201 E. Kennedy Blvd. closed Monday, CBRE Group Inc. confirmed to the Tampa Bay Business Journal.

He patrols Tampa's streets and has taken part in some of the city's biggest events, like the Super Bowl.

Megabus expands Tampa service Megabus.com announced Monday added service to/from Tampa with an expansion into Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood.

One week after more than 100,000 fans congregated in California for the San Diego Comic-Con, Tampa Bay area residents will have an opportunity to gather at the Tampa Bay Comic Con, running Aug. 1-3, at the Tampa Convention Center, 333 S. Franklin St., Tampa.

JUL 28 Last week Senior U.S. District Judge James S. Moody, Jr. sentenced Luis Alberto Urrego-Contreras to 15 years and six months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, knowing and intending that such substance would be unlawfully imported into the United States .

Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell and his wife pulled their children out of New York public schools, fearing that a Tampa woman would try to hurt them, according to a federal complaint that charges the woman with stalking.

Pregnant woman killed admiring gun collection five-month pregnant woman died after she was shot in the head while admiring a friend's gun collection, Hernando County authorities said Sunday.

Startup Weekend brought entrepreneurs to Hillsborough Community College and other locations to pitch ideas, share information, meet experts and network.