Medley, FL · Daily edition
3 stories from Medley and Miami-Dade County, in about three minutes.
Local Politics · Miami Beach, FL
Miami Beach commissioners approved a new multiyear agreement to continue hosting Art Basel at the Miami Beach Convention Center through 2031, with an optional extension through 2033. The art fair has been held in the city since 2002 and attracted approximately 80,000 visitors last year. City officials cited roughly $570 million in economic impact across Miami-Dade County from the event.
Crime · Medley, FL
Medley Police responded to a shooting around 7:28 a.m. Wednesday at Metro Express, a machinery repair shop near Northwest 109th Street and Northwest South River Drive. Authorities say 81-year-old Jose Antonio Lopez of Hialeah retrieved a .40 caliber firearm from a shelf and shot the shop's owner after being told to stop sleeping at the business. The victim was rushed by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue but did not survive; police found a spent casing, a projectile, and two firearms on the property. Lopez was arrested and faces a second-degree murder charge; he is being held at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
Public Safety · Miami-Dade County
The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office is searching for 89-year-old Byron Davalos, who suffers from Alzheimer's and was last seen Oct. 15 near the 1000 Block of NE 203 Street in North Miami-Dade. Davalos has gray balding hair, brown eyes, stands 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds, and was last driving a black 2013 Kia Soul (tag KGBV28). He made contact with a reporter at a Shell gas station at 70 Crandon Boulevard in Key Biscayne and may be in need of services. Anyone with information is asked to contact Deputy M. Eloi at 305-715-3300 or Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.
