305 Photo of the Day: Sun Over the City
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Showing 19735 - 19756 of 31970Miami-Dade Police Sergeant Assaulted Girlfriend Because She Wouldn’t Hold His Hand
Miami-Dade Police Sgt. Reinaldo Ruiz was arrested Friday by Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies at his Southwest Ranches home on domestic violence charges. It seems his rampage stems from the fact that the victim, whom he was dating, refused to hold his hand at a Miami Heat game. The incident that followed…
Lil Wayne Owes the IRS $5.6 Million
It seemed Lil Wayne’s big legal problems were over when he got out of the clink late last year, but the federal government still has beef with President Carter. The rapper owes about $5.6 million to the Internal Revenue Service, and a lien in that amount was filed against his…
Wachovia Now Off the Hook for Role in Mexican Drug Cartels’ Money Laundering Scheme
Happy Anniversary, Wachovia!A year after the bank admitted to handling hundreds of millions in Mexican drug money — and paid $160 million in fines and penalties — the company is now off the hook for further punishment.According to the British paper the Guardian, government documents also show the Magic City played…
Dwyane Wade Unveils His First Pair of Signature Air Jordans
For the past two years, Dwyane Wade has been just about the only NBA superstar not to have his own signature sneaker. He traded his own line of Converse kicks and apparel to take the historic honor of being the first basketball-player spokesman for Nike’s Air Jordan brand since Michael Jordan himself. But the…
Twenty-Two Dead in Afghan Protests Over Florida Koran Burning, But Is Terry Jones Directly to Blame?
Twenty-two people, including several United Nations workers, have been killed in Afghanistan during protests over Florida pastor Terry Jones’s burning of a Koran in his tiny Gainesville church. Jones, who had postponed the burning after threatening to hold International Burn a Koran Day on the ninth anniversary of September 11,…
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Now You Too Can Incorporate Your Uterus!
Last week, Democrat state Rep. Scott Randolph made House Republicans uncomfortable when he dared to say the word uterus on the House floor. He suggested that his wife “incorporate” hers to get Republicans to stop mandating what she and other woman do with it. Although Florida Republicans are pushing through a host…
Meet Sweet Micky Martelly, Your New Haitian President
We spent most of the Haitian presidential campaign ridiculing the idea of a musician with zero political experience and shady personal finances running a country as desperately messed up as Haiti. Fortunately, Wyclef pulled out of the race. Whew!Then yesterday, Haitians responded at the polls — by electing a musician…
Florida Newspaper Pays Reporters to Sell Ads
Even in this rapidly changing media environment, there’s one golden rule any news publication worth the paper its printed on still abides by: a strict wall between sales and editorial. Well, The Daytona Beach News-Journal has decided to offer bonuses to its editorial staff for selling advertisements and subscriptions…
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Miami-Dade Police Sergeant Reinaldo Ruiz Arrested for Domestic Violence
Reinaldo Ruiz, a sergeant with the Miami-Dade Police Department who makes more than $100,000 a year, has found himself on the other side of the badge. Few details are available, but Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Ruiz Friday night at his Southwest Ranches home and charged him with domestic violence…
305 Photo of the Day: Sea Shells by the Sea Shore
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Corina Gonzalez, Driver Who Struck Teen Jogger in Coconut Grove, Charged With DUI
Eighteen-year-old Brian Beaubern, a high school athlete, is at Jackson Memorial Hospital fighting for his life as he recovers from severe injuries. Corina Gonzalez, 32, is sitting behind bars in a Miami jail facing charges of DUI with bodily injuries. The pair’s worlds collided Saturday night in Coconut Grove when…
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Norman Braman Threatens More Recalls
Our mild-mannered billionaire mayor-recaller now thinks he’s king. Auto magnate Norman Braman, riding on his successful campaign to recall Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez, is lightly hinting at more recalls of sitting county commissioners unless they follow his reform agenda. However, county commissioners are now saying they won’t be so easily…
Frank Martin to Miami Rumors Already Flying
With the strange but not unwelcome departure of Frank Haith for the University of Missouri, UM is now in the market for a new head basketball coach.And less than five hours after the vacancy became public knowledge, rumors are already flying over who might take the helm at the struggling…
Bob Graham Thinks Florida Has Lost Its Way
To talk about respected, legendary Florida politicians is to talk about Bob Graham. The former Governor and Senator was one of the few politicians to manage sustained cross-party popularity and still looms large over the state as an occasional source of wisdom. Yesterday, the retired moderate Democrat turned to the…
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Miami Fifth on List of Cities That Have Gotten Fatter Since Thanksgiving
Putting on a bit of weight during the winter months is to be expected in burgs covered in snow and lacking sun, but a new analysis from the Daily Beast shows Miami is fifth in cities that have gained the most weight since Thanksgiving.Whoa! What’s the deal here, Miami? There’s barely…
Key West Residents to Send Rick Scott a Giant Jar of Their Urine
Rick Scott really is a big fan of having people pee in cups. He plans to start mandatory drug testing for both welfare recipients and state employees, but not everyone is on board with the plan. A group of Key West citizen calling themselves Committee for the Positive Insistence on…
Missouri Hires UM Basketball Coach Frank Haith, Confusing Canes and Tigers Fans Alike
Sometimes, you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone. Or so hopes the University of Missouri, which is set today to hire away UM basketball coach Frank Haith — a man so under-the-radar at Football U that Canes fans this morning are scratching their heads en masse at the…
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Paul Philip’s Report Seems to Equate Dog Shootings With People Shootings
Sheila McNeil couldn’t believe what she was seeing printed in black-and-white.It was a recent Tuesday night at an Overtown community center, and McNeil had come to hear a presentation by Paul Philip, an ex-FBI chief hired by the City of Miami to investigate the Police Department’s fatal shootings of seven…
Ocean Drive Sues Former Employee For Siphoning Off Advertisers to Plum Mag
Get ready for the battle of Miami’s glossy luxury magazines. Niche Media, the parent company of Ocean Drive, has filed a $20 million lawsuit against former ad sales director Eden Williams for allegedly siphoning off high-end advertisers to Plum Miami. That’s the recently launched magazine extension of Plum TV which…
Terry Jones’ Koran Burning Inspires Afghan Riot That Kills 12 U.N. Workers
When lunatic Gainesville pastor Terry Jones announced his plan to burn Korans at his tiny church, no less an authority than Gen. David Petreaus warned that there would be consequences in places like Afghanistan where fellow religious lunatics look for any such provocation for bloodshed. Jones went ahead with the…
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Snake Farm Shooting: Tom Crutchfield and Business Partner Bruce Stephenson Involved in Deadly Argument
The story of the stand-off at a Homestead reptile farm has more twists and turns than a snake slithering through the jungle. Riptide has learned that Bruce Stephenson was found dead after a stand off with police while he had barricaded himself in a home on the premises. Tom Crutchfield,…