Court says company that illegally towed vehicles at Sawgrass Mills must pay $457,500

A Fort Lauderdale towing company’s overzealous shopping-for-business at Sawgrass Mills mall on a Thanksgiving weekend will cost it $457,519 after a Broward Circuit Court ruling this month. The city of … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Drunk, speeding wrong-way driver ran from fatal crash scene, cops say

Driving the wrong way on S. Dixie Highway at more than twice the posted speed limit, while drunk — and with a suspended license — a Jeep driver caused the violent crash that killed a West Park father of five, according to Hallandale Beach police. After the crash, Adam Patrick Ilbert, 24, of North Miami, made his way out of the overturned Jeep Wrangler he was driving and ran away from the scene “without ever checking on the condition of the victim,” a Hallandale Beach arrest report... Read More

X’s and Omar: Omar Kelly and Dave Hyde talk Miami Dolphins today at noon

Miami Dolphins sign veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick The Miami Dolphins didn’t look far to replace Ryan Tannehill as the team’s starting quarterback. In fact, the team didn’t even have to leave the state. According to a league source, Ryan Fitzpatrick, a 14-year veteran who spent the past two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, signed a contract… ... Read More

Mourners pay tribute to New Zealand victims, await burials

Thousands of people paid tribute Sunday at makeshift memorials to the 50 people slain by a gunman at two mosques in Christchurch, while dozens of Muslims stood by to bury the dead when authorities finally release the victims’ bodies. Hundreds of flowers were piled up amid candles, balloons and notes of grief and love outside the Al Noor mosque and the city’s botanic gardens. As a light rain fell, people clutched each other and wept quietly. “We wish we knew your name to... Read More

Miami Open set to get started in its new home at Hard Rock Stadium

Tennis in a football stadium? As odd as it sounds on the surface, the Miami Open, along with Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium owner Steve Ross, have made it work. Gone is the iconic scenic drive over the Rickenbacker Causeway to get to the Miami Open’s old Key Biscayne location, but the new venue offers a series of improvements in space accommodation and a number of food, drink, art and entertainment options that make it as much a Miami event as it is the top-tier tennis tournament it... Read More

Hyde: A St. Fitzpatrick’s Day Miracle! Dolphins get their perfect QB | Commentary

Ryan Fitzpatrick isn’t just Fitz-magic, as he says. He’s Fitz-perfect! He’s Fitz-like-a-glove! He’s exactly the kind of quarterback the Miami Dolphins’ well-planned, well-documented and well-this-is-really-happening-now plans to tank this upcoming season demand. The design is so thought out the Dolphins waited until St. Fitz-Patrick’s Day to sign him. Talk about kissing the Blarney Stone. Or, more accurately, tying your roster to the Blarney Stone to better sink to the bottom... Read More