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In the wake of the forced departure of Ayesha Bell Hardaway from the Cleveland Police Monitoring team—the outside agency that examines Cleveland’s progress under the federal consent decree—two prominent Black organizations are calling for the monitor himself to be replaced.

There were fatal shootings in Cleveland, Akron, and Wayne County over the weekend; Gov. DeWine says more vaccine incentives may be coming when Vax-a-million ends this month; The USS Cod struck a Coast Guard vessel as it departed its Cleveland dock; and more stories.

Ohio has lost one seat in Congress as a result of new census figures released Monday; After months of speculation, 13th district Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan (D-Niles) is now running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated next year by Republican U.S. Senator Rob Portman; an appeal from Akron legislator Emilia Sykes and her father, State Senator Vernon Sykes, has led to the opening of a permanent COVID-19 vaccination site in Akron; and more stories.

Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan has released his wish list for how he’s like to spend the $153 million the city is getting from the latest federal coronavirus stimulus plan; authorities say a Cleveland police officer fatally shot a man who pulled a gun from his waistband as officers tried to arrest him on a murder warrant; an armed man who approached undercover DEA agents parked in a Cleveland neighborhood was shot and wounded by one of them; and more stories.

Kent State University and the University of Akron are among schools calling off J&J shot clinics; House Republicans have proposed a 2% personal income tax cut in their version of the state budget, and other stories.

Summit County is shifting the location of its planned mass vaccination site; Ohio students would have extra time to take state-mandated tests interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic under an emergency measure passed unanimously by the Ohio House; Cleveland City Council members are urging the head of the Cleveland Police to loosen rules on police chases; and more stories.

Cleveland City Council approved Mayor Frank Jackson’s $1.8 billion budget Monday afternoon, increasing operating spending slightly after the COVID-19 pandemic dented last year’s revenues.

Cleveland officials and police say they are ready to deal with any civil unrest that might happen Election Day and Night. Here's more about how authorities are planning.

Updated 9:51 a.m., Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 Cleveland police will take an “all-hands-on-deck” approach to Tuesday’s presidential debate, working with the Ohio National Guard and federal agencies to provide security, Safety Director Karrie Howard said Wednesday. The Cleveland Clinic, which is co-hosting the event with Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), has agreed to cover the city’s overtime costs, Howard said.

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