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Miami homeowners could see trash collection fee increase

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2 years ago

July 3, 2024

Miami homeowners could see trash collection fee increase

MIAMI – For the first time in 14 years the City of Miami could be increasing a service that many homeowners have considered effective.

“I think it’s excellent, they’re always here,” said Sally Howie about the trash service in Miami, where she has lived since 2005.

In June, Miami commissioners voted 4 to 1 in favor of increasing the cap on garbage fees from $380 to a $60 increase for a total of $440.

“I think it’s a reasonable request because it’s been 14 years, so it seems reasonable to me,” said Howie.

“I voted against it,” said Manolo Reyes, Miami Commissioner for District 4, who opposed the measure, among other things because of people on fixed incomes.

“For those people, those households an increase of 60 dollars means a lot for them,” said Reyes.

“I can understand if someone has a fixed income and bills increase, they’re not going to like it,” said Howie, who lives in Coconut Grove.

Damian Pardo, recently elected as Miami Commissioner voted in favor of increasing the cap.

“Unlike any other municipality, we’re paying a much lower fee,” said the commissioner for District 2. Homeowners in Unincorporated Miami-Dade pay $547 a year.

Pardo says the garbage fee in Miami not only applies to trash collection but also to recycling service and what is known as bulky trash – piled garbage from debris, branches, or when people remodel their houses.

“They’re getting bulky trash pick-up every single week unlike any other municipality,” said Pardo.

CBS Miami reached out to the City of Miami for a request for an interview, they replied with a statement saying:

“The level of (trash) service provided exceeds what we currently charge, thus the consideration of increasing the fee to $440 per household.”

“The difference between the actual cost of service and what is charged to households is being offset by General Fund money. The possible increase would reduce the reliance on general fund dollars to support the delivery of solid waste residential services.”

CBS News Miami asked Commissioner Reyes, “How soon Miami residents would actually see an increase on the garbage fee?”

“It’s up to the administration,” he replied.

Pardo replied differently, “The cap doesn’t mean there’s any increase at all, it just provides flexibility in the future should residents decide that they want an increase as opposed to losing services.”

Both commissioners said there should be another meeting if the city does decide to increase the fee any time soon.

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Miami‑Dade deputy fatally shoots woman during neighborhood altercation, officials say

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8 hours ago

February 8, 2026

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Miami‑Dade deputy fatally shoots woman during neighborhood altercation, officials say

Updated on: February 7, 2026 / 11:32 PM EST
/ CBS Miami

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating after a deputy fatally shot a woman in northwest Miami‑Dade on Saturday afternoon, authorities said.

This happened just north of Miami-Opa Locka airport at NW 55th Avenue and 189th Street.

The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said in a press release that they responded to a call regarding a woman who was harming herself with a knife.

Deputies attempted to have a conversation with the woman, they said. During the altercation, a deputy shot their weapon and hit the woman.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue then arrived at the scene and the woman was transported to a local hospital, where she succumbed from her injuries.

Before the press conference, CBS News Miami spoke to family members on scene.

The young woman, who says her mother was the victim of the shooting, said that she was on the phone with her younger sister, 12, when she heard gunshots.

“I hear gunshots in a house with no guns. I don’t have a gun, my dad is out of the country, and it’s just my little sister and my mom in the room, so why don’t I know where my mom is,” she said, “Why are they not telling me what hospital my mom is in? Why are they interrogating my little sister without an adult present?

No deputies were reported to be injured. The investigation is ongoing and as is customary for deputy-involved shootings, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is taking over the case.

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Body camera video shows rescue of woman from Miami River after crash

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1 day ago

February 7, 2026

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Body camera video shows rescue of woman from Miami River after crash

Published: February 6, 2026 at 10:57 PM

Video captures rescue of woman from Miami River following crash

MIAMI — Newly released body camera video captures the moments a woman was pulled to safety from the Miami River after the pickup truck she was in crashed into the water.

A police officer and two other people jumped into action, helping rescue the woman from the sinking vehicle.

The city of Miami confirmed the woman was one of two city employees inside a waste department truck at the time of the crash.

Surveillance video obtained by Local 10 News shows the driver losing control of the truck, slamming into a fence, a tree and a boat before plunging into the river.

The crash happened Dec. 1 near Northwest 18th Terrace and 24th Court.

Witnesses described the chaotic scene.

“It was like a crazy situation for us because we’re normally used to seeing boats in the marina, not cars sinking,” boat captain Mauricio Florez said.

Florez said one of the people that helped cut the truck’s airbag to help both city workers escape just before the vehicle sank. One worker made it safely to shore as first responders gathered on the dock to assist.

Body camera video shows the emotional moment the two workers were reunited after the rescue — embracing after surviving the frightening crash.

Police said the driver of the city truck was later cited for careless driving.

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Byron Tollefson joined Local 10 News as a reporter in July 2025.

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Miami police: Human trafficker threatened to kill victim with Haitian Vodou

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February 6, 2026

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Miami police: Human trafficker threatened to kill victim with Haitian Vodou

MIAMI — Some of the threats that a 37-year-old man made to force a 20-year-old woman into prostitution included killing her with Haitian Vodou, according to Miami police.

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A police officer fluent in Haitian Creole helped a Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office human trafficking task force investigator and a Miami detective to communicate with the victim, records show.

She was in the emergency room at Mount Sinai Hospital, where she had been receiving treatment for injuries after a crash involving an RV, according to police.

“The victim explained he was not like this at the beginning, but for the last couple of months,” a detective wrote, according to the police arrest report.

Police officers arrested Joanel “Tyson” Herard on Thursday morning at North Miami Avenue and 79 Street near his home in Miami’s Little River neighborhood, according to a police report.

The woman reported she had met Herard, 37, “a few months ago,” was in a “romantic relationship with him” that seemed “normal at first” until he forced her into prostitution to use the “money for food, marijuana, and dope … would not allow her to keep any” and “would punch her and beat her up,” according to police.

Herard admitted “he sells weed on the streets,” was “having a sexual relationship with her,” and he “wanted to scare her and intimidate her,” but he denied “selling her for money,” according to police.

A detective found a video stored in Herard’s cell phone showing an argument between him and the victim where he used expletives, according to a police report.

“Want to die, like, I told you, I am going to Voodoo, I am going to sell you for money for Haiti, and I am going to trade you for money,” Herard told the victim during the recording of the video, according to police.

Herard faced three charges: Human trafficking for commercial sexual activity via coercion, deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution, and battery. A judge denied him bail for the human trafficking charge. His bond for the other charges was $8,500.

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