Miami-Dade Considers Supporting Fins Tax Plan
It's a well-known issue: tax-funded sports stadiums in Miami. Now it's back on the Miami-Dade County Commission's agenda.
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It's a well-known issue: tax-funded sports stadiums in Miami. Now it's back on the Miami-Dade County Commission's agenda.
Miami businessman Norman Braman would like nothing better than to become the deal killer for a proposed plan to renovate Sun Life Stadium using tax dollars.
The Miami Dolphins' need for playmakers on the field is well established, but the team will also need some playmakers off the field if the team is to successfully win approval for a new Sun Life Stadium renovation plan.
Fans of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the University of Alabama Crimson Tide spent hours in the parking lot of Sun Life Stadium leading up to the big BCS Championship Game.
South Florida will be the home to the biggest game in America on Monday night drawing football fans in from across the nation to Sun Life Stadium.
The ticket market for the BCS Championship Game at Sun Life Stadium started out strong, but stalled in recent weeks. While it's expected to pick back up soon, scammers are also trying to take advantage of the fanbases hoping to see the final game of the college football season.
In the modern college football world, pass-happy spread offenses are all the rage. But when Alabama and Notre Dame take the field at the Bowl Championship Series Championship Game, it will be a battle of grind it out, old school running games.
Less than 24 hours after the Orange Bowl ended, the preparations are already underway for the Bowl Championship Series national championship game at Sun Life Stadium.
Quick, name the college football team that has won the most national championships. Alabama? Notre Dame? Princeton? If you gave any of those answers, and maybe a few others, you might be right. Because over the years there have been a lot of organizations using different methods to determine who they think is national champion.
Top-ranked Notre Dame finally got down to the serious business of getting ready to play defending national champion Alabama in the BCS title game on Jan. 7.
The University of Alabama and Notre Dame University are two of the most storied schools in the history of college football. But, with 25 national championships between them, some fans are struggling with trying to figure out who to cheer for based on who is the lesser evil.
Top-ranked Notre Dame is getting got down to the serious business of getting ready to play defending national champion Alabama in the BCS title game on January 7th at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens.
Whether one chooses to watch it on TV while hosting a game-day party or makes plans to tailgate under cloudless South Florida skies, locals have the treat of enjoying the biggest college football game of the year right here at home.
The Orange Bowl is one of six highly anticipated games in the Bowl Championship series of college football. This event invites fans, locally and nationally, to flock to South Florida and say Happy New Year in a football state of mind.
If you want to avoid paying for parking, skip the impending traffic nightmare after the game is over or you simply don't feel up to driving, this list is your go-to local transportation resource.
There may be an influx of Northern Illinois University students in Miami in the first week of January, but it's not an early spring break.
When nature calls, Sun Life stadium answers. Here's a quick bathroom guide for newbies, oldies and parents.
Miami Dolphins fans have been loyal to the franchise despite a decade of failure and not winning a Super Bowl in nearly 40 years. But even though the team is showing signs of life this season, the fans' patience may be running out.
It was nearly the end of the third quarter with the Miami Dolphins driving when the game came to a wet halt.
Tailgating is pretty easy but like anything, unexpected things can happen. So before you go, check out this list of tips to make sure you have a safe tailgate.
There are many Dolphin mobiles that draw shock and awe but none of them come close the the Dolfan-Maniac's Chevy Silverado. He has a mobile with a message.
Whether the Dolphins are playing at home or away, it's always a good idea to get your tailgate timing down. Prepare by studying this list of the ins and outs of Sun Life Stadium.
Super Bowl action may be coming back to South Beach.
University of Miami Hurricanes fans are likely looking ahead to next weekend's matchup with the Florida State Seminoles. But, the team can't afford to do that with a stout North Carolina Tar Heels team coming to Sun Life Stadium on Saturday.
Thousands of people are celebrating the lively spirit of Caribbean at a Carnival style bash at Sun Life Stadium.
Chopper 4 was on the scene where smoke is seen emerging from the garage of the home and fire crews actively work to extinguish the blaze.
Tangela Wright, 51, faces 2 counts of attempted murder, for the May 2025 crash, police say.
According to the Florida Forest Service, the Mile Marker 40 fire has burned 3,600 acres just west of US-27 and north of I-75.
A 22-year-old Broward woman is accused of driving her car toward her boyfriend while he was carrying his 3-year-old daughter outside a Hollywood Burlington.
A South Florida woman says a Cyclospora infection left her bedridden and severely dehydrated, as doctors warn the parasite can cause weeks of lingering illness.
Chopper 4 was on the scene where smoke is seen emerging from the garage of the home and fire crews actively work to extinguish the blaze.
Tangela Wright, 51, faces 2 counts of attempted murder, for the May 2025 crash, police say.
According to the Florida Forest Service, the Mile Marker 40 fire has burned 3,600 acres just west of US-27 and north of I-75.
A 22-year-old Broward woman is accused of driving her car toward her boyfriend while he was carrying his 3-year-old daughter outside a Hollywood Burlington.
A South Florida woman says a Cyclospora infection left her bedridden and severely dehydrated, as doctors warn the parasite can cause weeks of lingering illness.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
President Trump delivered a speech on election security Thursday night at the White House. Here are the facts behind some of his claims.
Immigration officers could weigh use of Medicaid, food aid and housing help in green card decisions after Trump administration rescinds Biden-era public charge rule.
The legislative proposal would allow the defense secretary to withhold "controlled unclassified information," potentially curbing public access to a wide range of defense records.
Part of President Trump's speech Thursday night is expected to touch on previously unreported alleged Chinese meddling in U.S. elections, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The Pentagon will now require service members over 30 to screen for testosterone deficiency, and if needed, they can elect to have testosterone replacement therapy.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has avoided talking about both topics with opponents calling him "the most corrupt attorney general Florida has had."
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
The Empire State Building lit up in blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding Friday night.