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Eliott Rodriguez, former CBS News Miami anchor, announces run for Congress

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Former CBS News Miami anchor and longtime South Florida resident Eliott Rodriguez announced his candidacy for U.S. Congress in Florida’s 27th Congressional District on Tuesday morning.

He will now embark on a campaign that’s centered on lowering the high cost of living, restoring accountability in Washington, D.C., and bringing people together to deliver results for families in Miami-Dade, his campaign said in the announcement.

“I didn’t plan to run for Congress,” Rodriguez said in his announcement. “But I cannot stay silent. For 48 years, you trusted me to tell the truth and listen to your stories. Today, like so many families, I am concerned that Washington is not delivering for South Florida. My parents taught me that citizenship is not just a right – it is a responsibility. And now, I am answering that call.”

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Eliott Rodriguez for Congress

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Why is Eliott Rodriguez running for Congress?

In his announcement, Rodriguez explained why he decided to run for Congress. He said the decision was deeply personal.

In recent months, he said he’s spoken with families, seniors, small business owners and young people who are struggling to afford to stay in a community they love.

“South Florida has now become one of the least affordable housing markets in the United States, with families here spending more of their income on rent and mortgages than almost anywhere in the country,” Rodriguez said in his announcement.

According to the campaign, Florida’s 27th Congressional District is widely viewed as one of the most competitive battlegrounds in the country.

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In the race for Congress, Rodriguez will challenge incumbent María Elvira Salazar.



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Port to court: Miami-Dade approves eminent domain move in Fisher Island fuel yard fight

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Port to court: Miami-Dade approves eminent domain move in Fisher Island fuel yard fight


Miami-Dade is going to court to seize a fuel yard it passed on buying.

In an 11-1 vote, the County Commission authorized Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to pursue eminent domain against the privately owned fuel depot on Fisher Island that supplies PortMiami.

The move targets a roughly 10-acre fuel tank farm that Chicago-based developer HRP Group purchased last year for about $180 million and later offered to sell to Miami-Dade for $400 million.

Levine Cava and the Commission balked at the offer this month, calling the price unreasonable for the depot, which has served the port for more than a century.

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Commissioner Raquel Regalado, who cast the sole “no” vote, warned against running headfirst into a potentially costly property-seizure fight.

“This is a decision that will impact this county for the next 50 years,” she said. “It should not be made lightly.”

Commissioner Oliver Gilbert, who is running for Congress, sponsored the authorizing resolution. He told reporters after Tuesday’s vote that it’s “insane” to expect to buy a property and flip it only months later at a more than 100% markup, the Miami Herald reported.

Cruise industry executives from MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean appeared at County Hall in support of the measure, characterizing it as vital to the port’s future.

Under Florida’s eminent domain law, Miami-Dade must now observe a 30-day negotiation window before it can formally file a petition for the property.

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Deputy Mayor Roy Coley said the county wants to settle on terms Levine Cava would accept, but stopped short of saying whether Fisher Island residents — who are suing both the county and HRP — would be part of those talks.

If no agreement is reached, a jury will set the price.

HRP blamed the county for the issue, saying in a statement cited by NBC Miami that “years and, frankly, decades of failure to plan for PortMiami infrastructure” led to the current impasse. The company said it intends to contest the taking and see its planned residential projects through.

HRP’s local partners in the venture include “condo king” Jorge Perez’s Related Group and developer Russell Galbut, a former Board Chair of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings.

Tuesday’s vote follows months of political turbulence that early this month resulted in the ouster — announced as resignations — of two senior officials, Chief Operating Officer Jimmy Morales and Port Director Hydi Webb, as criticism mounted over how the county managed negotiations.

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Miami-Dade had repeatedly let opportunities to acquire the property to slip by, including after a special Commission meeting last September.

Should the legal battle stretch past next May, when HRP’s contractual obligation to keep the fuel flowing expires, the county has discussed emergency alternatives, among them deploying a barge to keep ships supplied.



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Naked man burglarized Miami Beach apartment and battered detective, cops say

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A suspected burglar found naked inside a Miami Beach apartment attacked a detective before he was taken into custody, police said.

Cristian Diazmore, 21, was arrested Monday on charges including battery of a police officer, resisting an officer with violence, and burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, Miami-Dade jail records showed.

According to an arrest report, the incident happened Monday at the building at 7610 Harding Avenue, where detectives were following up on a burglary case that happened Sunday.

While there, the detectives were alerted by housekeeping that a man had been looking through the window of the unit minutes before the detectives arrived.

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A detective went into the unit, which appeared to have been ransacked, and saw Diazmore at the end of the hallway completely nude, before Diazmore fled into a room and closed the door then fled through a backdoor, the report said.

A short time later the detectives were flagged down by a security officer for the nearby Temple Menorah, who said a man who was barefoot and wearing only shorts was trying to get into their school.

One of the detectives found Diazmore in the alley of the school but he fled again, the report said.

The detectives chased him and when one caught up to him, Diazmore elbowed him in the face, causing an abrasion and swelling and causing the detective to fall to the ground and injure his elbow, the report said.

Diazmore continued to flee and jumped a fence but was cornered by the detectives and took a fighting stance, the report said.

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The injured detective then punched him in the face, knocking him to the ground, before he was taken into custody, the report said.

Diazmore was booked into jail and expected to appear in bond court on Tuesday.



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Suspect accused of throwing man off 25th-floor Miami Beach balcony released on bond

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MIAMI — A man facing a murder charge related to a condo death in Miami Beach has been released on bond.

Corey Hutterli, 37, of Parkland, was granted a $150,000 bond by a judge on Thursday.

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Corey Hutterli Mugshot for Corey Hutterli, 37, of Parkland.

Hutterli is accused of pushing Justin Zelin, 35, off a 25th-floor balcony at the Akoya Condominiums, located at 6365 Collins Ave. on Mid-Beach on Feb. 15.

His attorneys say the state’s case is purely circumstantial.

Hutterli is facing charges of second-degree murder, burglary with assault or battery, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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David Dwork

David Dwork

David Dwork joined the WPLG Local 10 News team in August 2019. Born and raised in Miami-Dade County, David has covered South Florida sports since 2007.





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