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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins was handcuffed and placed face down on a street outside the team’s stadium after he was stopped for speeding and reckless driving Sunday morning before the Dolphins’ first game of the season, an incident that left the star wide receiver baffled and resulted in a police officer being placed on administrative leave. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The officer, who was not identified, was one of at least three involved in detaining Hill.

Kyle Freeland set the tone, Sam Hilliard provided the juice, and the bullpen closed the deal Sunday afternoon in one of the Rockies’ most impressive victories of the season. Their 4-1 win over the playoff-bound Brewers at American Family Field earned them a three-game series victory in Milwaukee. Freeland’s rocky first inning gave no hint of the brilliance to come. The lefty needed 32 pitches to get through the first, his troubles exacerbated by third baseman Ryan McMahon’s throwing error, which allowed Gary Sanchez to reach first and Rhys Hoskins to follow up with a bloop single to score William Contreras. But after yielding a one-out single to Issac Collins in the second, Freeland retired the next 14 hitters he faced.

Flags across Colorado will fly at half-staff on Monday to honor Colorado Department of Transportation employees Trent Umberger and Nate Jones, who were killed when a Jeep driver crashed into them on U. S. 6 near Palisade on Wednesday. Gov. Jared Polis ordered flags to be lowered in remembrance of the two Grand Junction maintenance workers in a news release Friday. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Southbound Interstate 25 reopens near Pikes Peak Raceway after crash Crime and Public Safety | CDOT workers killed in crash near Palisade followed safety guidelines, preliminary investigation shows Crime and Public Safety | WB I-70 reopened from Bovina to Limon Crime and Public Safety | CDOT workers, passenger killed in U.

ATLANTA — Walt Ehmer, the president and CEO of Waffle House and a member of the board of trustees for the Atlanta Police Foundation, has died at age 58, the foundation announced Sunday. Ehmer joined Waffle House in 1992 and quickly rose to senior leadership, becoming president of the company in 2002, and later adding the titles of CEO and chairman, according to information from Georgia Tech University, his alma mater. “His leadership, dedication and warmth touched the lives of many, both within the Waffle House family and beyond.

By ALANIS THAMES MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A police officer was put on administrative leave after being involved in an incident where the Miami Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill was handcuffed and placed face down on a street outside the team’s home stadium following a traffic stop Sunday morning, hours before the star wide receiver played in his first game of the season. The officer, who was not identified, was one of at least three involved in detaining Hill, who said he was stopped for speeding and reckless driving.

HANOI, Vietnam — At least 14 people have died and 176 others injured in Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi slammed the country’s north, state media said Sunday, as officials warned of heavy downpours despite its waning power. Described by Vietnamese officials as one of the most powerful typhoons to hit the region over the last decade, Yagi left more than 3 million people without electricity in northern Vietnam.