Dolphins’ Phillip Merling Received Special Treatment From Broward Sheriff’s Office

One day after Phillip Merling’s arrest for allegedly punching a pregnant woman, the Broward Sheriff’s Office is investigating why the Dolphins’ defensive end received special treatment during his release from jail.Merling posted $15,000 bail yesterday, but instead of going through standard procedure where inmates are released through the jail’s front door, Merling…

Florida Marlins Lose Three-Game Series to the Atlanta Braves

Last night, your Florida Marlins finished a three-game series with the Atlanta Braves and their tomahawk-choppin’ entourage (still doing that, Braves fans? Awesome.) Here’s how it all went down:Game 1, Marlins 6 – Braves 4: Tuesday night, the Braves trotted out starter Kenshin Kawakami, a guy whose season so far…

Google TV Gives Apple TV a Run For its Money

The wave of the TV watching future possibly came with the advent of TiVos and the ability to DVR your favorite shows, leaving you to come and go as you please. Or maybe it was through Hulu and YouTube, when television watching was transferred from the big screen to the…

Two Young Children Shot With AK-47s in Afternoon Drive-By

Two young boys, believed to be only 3 and 7-years-old, were the victims of random AK-47 gunfire this afternoon. Both kids were transported to a hospital, and neither appeared to have life threatening injuries. The shooting happened today around 58th Terrace and NW 12th Avenue. Police are searching for four black men wearing…

Charlie Crist Now Supports Repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Gov. Charlie Crist, who it should be noted is no stranger to people snooping around trying to figure out his sexuality, says he would now be “inclined” to support repealing the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. It’s just the latest shift that separates Crist from his former party, and his own…

Drunk Dad Ronald Devers Tries to Pick up Toddler Left on Bus

Yesterday, Gayle Kelson purposefully seemed to leave her 2-year-old daughter on a city bus and faces a charge of child neglect. The girl was taken into protective custody, but her father showed up to get her. The only problem: He was drunk.Ronald Devers showed up to court slurring his words…

Latest Horse Meat Discovery Sets a New Record For Creepiness

Cops discovered what they believe is more black-market horse meat in Northwest Miami-Dade County today — this time, sitting in coolers in an abandoned blood-stained white van.This morning, cops found the battered Econoline sitting at 13101 NW 182nd Street, with a “full hand print of blood… smeared on the rear…