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Ashtabula County sheriff’s deputy involved in shooting (Ashtabula Star Beacon)

Armed suspect in Brinks robbery wore security guard uniform (photos) (cleveland.com)

‘Drugs’ handed out at Cleveland elementary school turn out to be Flintstone vitamins (WEWS Channel 5)

Crime

Retired California judge, Cleveland native and nephew of Don King, dies in murder-suicide, reports say (cleveland.com)

East Cleveland police arrest one of three men sought in deadly shooting (cleveland.com)

2-year-old Lakewood girl was home when father killed her mother, police say (cleveland.com)

Cleveland hip hop artist, former basketball prospect plead guilty to gang-related shooting (cleveland.com)

Third man charged in slaying of beloved Cleveland bartender (cleveland.com)

Lakewood man pistol-whipped, carjacked in broad daylight (cleveland.com)

Beachwood man wanted on weapons violations arrested in Warrensville Heights (cleveland.com)

Man accused in robbery, pistol-whipping near Cleveland State University (cleveland.com)

Akron man pleads guilty to selling carfentanil that killed pregnant woman (cleveland.com)

Van used by Maple Heights family to transport daughter to therapy is stolen (WJW Channel 8)

Seville man charged in rape, kidnapping in North Ridgeville (Lorain Morning Journal)

Father found guilty of murder of 3-year-old Hailey Miku (Canton Repository)

Cleveland / Cuyahoga County

Alianna DeFreeze’s father says pastor tried to use girl’s death as ‘publicity stunt’; pastor denies accusation (cleveland.com)

Cleveland Live! will anchor nuCLEus project retail; Shake Shack, HopCat, Starbucks Reserve sign on (cleveland.com)

University Hospitals to join MetroHealth, Cleveland Clinic in regional trauma network (cleveland.com)

Amazon expected to open downtown Cleveland package-pickup store (cleveland.com)

Army Corps says profane emails about Port of Cleveland shouldn’t lead to adverse ruling in dredging case (cleveland.com)

Local news East

Daughters of Willoughby Hills woman who was killed awarded $6.2 million in damages (News-Herald)

Painesville Township Fire Department warns of marijuana laced with an unknown opiate (News-Herald)

Cleveland Heights police search for missing teen boy (cleveland.com)

Health inspectors charged with falsifying inspections (WKYC Channel 3)

Local news West

Elyria schools vote to go back after Labor Day (WEWS Channel 5)

Amherst firefighters rescue woman after cliff fall (Elyria Chronicle-Telegram)

Elyria police: Rollover on I-90 sends pregnant woman to hospital (Lorain Morning Journal)

Bald eagles return to nest in Cuyahoga Valley National Park for 12th year, forcing closures (cleveland.com)

See how flooded Rocky River is after this week’s rain (video) (cleveland.com)

Akron / Canton area

Swensons Drive In makes list of 50 best burger joints in the country (cleveland.com)

More than 50 people attend rally to support Highland Square shop owner’s defiant display (Akron Beacon Journal)

Akron hopes branding its neighborhoods will help city grow (cleveland.com)

Where’s High Hampton? Check out the map — plus median home value & income — of Akron’s 24 neighborhoods (cleveland.com)

10-year-old home invasion victim becomes crucial witness as police nab Akron home invasion suspects (WEWS Channel 5)

State

President Trump’s tweets on judges, terrorism puzzle legal experts. What’s his end game? (cleveland.com)

Gov. John Kasich says he supports a free press, opposes sanctuary cities (Associated Press)

Marsy’s Law for Ohio, crime victims ballot initiative, gets green light to collect signatures (cleveland.com)

Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper backs Tom Perez in DNC chair race (cleveland.com) 

Wilberforce University seeks to sell two buildings to raise money (cleveland.com)

Ohio’s U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan is GOP target in 2018 election (cleveland.com)

Toledo couple accused of falsely diagnosing patients with Alzheimer’s (nbc24.com)

Feud over Facebook linked to two killings (vindy.com)

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