  What you need to know Tuesday, August 10, 2021  WEATHER
The heat continues today, with highs in the upper 80s and a heat index in the mid-90s. There is a 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. More storms are possible overnight, with temps in the low 70s. Read more.
Local scores: Indians 9, Cincinnati Reds 3 OVERNIGHT
Jail incentives: Cuyahoga County jail inmates could choose among phone calls, remote video visits, or a bag of popular snacks like Oreos, ramen noodles and chips, in exchange for getting vaccinated. Courtney Astolfi reports the incentive packages, valued at roughly $50 per person, are intended to boost low vaccination rates among inmates, who so far have shown little interest in getting the shot.
Infrastructure deal: If all goes according to Rob Portman’s plan, the U.S. Senate will vote this morning to approve the infrastructure deal he’s spent months negotiating, reports Sabrina Eaton. Portman says he’s spent three weeks in Washington, D.C., without returning to Ohio so he could iron out all problems with the bill.
Moral clause: Public health experts say a new Ohio law that would let doctors and nurses refuse to treat people on the basis of “moral, ethical or religious beliefs” is unnecessary, Julie Washington reports. The American Medical Association and many hospital systems already give caregivers the right, in non-emergency situations, to decline to provide care to a patient under certain limited circumstances. And Ohio’s medical associations are lobbying in Columbus to introduce new legislation to correct the clause.
This Week in the CLE: Two Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court judges doled out disparate sentences this week to women who stole public money: one Black and one white. We’re talking about the kind of reform activists want to see on This Week in the CLE, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour podcast.
Special episode: State Sen. Sandra Williams said she wants to look to adopt programs from other cities to surgically address violent crime in Cleveland. Williams, one of seven candidates running to succeed retiring four-term Mayor Frank Jackson, discussed that as well as her background in the criminal justice system in a special episode of This Week in the CLE.
Early voting: The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections sent out reminders Monday that early in-person voting and voting by mail begins next week. Early in-person voting and vote-by-mail for the Sept. 14 primary election starts Tuesday, Aug. 17, reports Cameron Fields.
Low-income Ohioans: A new study says the coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately hurt low-income Ohioans because of issues such as skyrocketing unemployment, food shortages and limited access to education and medical care. Jeremy Pelzer reports the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies found that low-income Ohioans were the first to lose their jobs or see their hours or wages reduced during the COVID-19 crisis.
Teen guilty: A 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty Monday to his role in the fatal shooting of Cleveland police Det. James Skernivitz and a police informant. Cory Shaffer reports the teen, who did not fire any shots during the botched robbery turned deadly shooting, pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated murder.
2000 movies: Addison Rae ("Mulholland Drive"), Keke Palmer ("Legally Blonde"), Charles Melton ("The Matrix"), Dylan Sprouse, Barbara Palvin ("The Royal Tenenbaums"), Patrick Schwarzenegger ("American Psycho"), Storm Reid, Cordell Broadus ("Love & Basketball"), Sydney Sweeney, Madelaine Petsch, Olivia Holt, Cailee Spaeny ("The Virgin Suicides"), Normani ("Moulin Rouge!"), and King Princess ("Hedwig and the Angry Inch") "star" in some of your favorite Y2K films in this video from cleveland.com’s sister site, Vanity Fair.
Arts Prize: The Cleveland Arts Prize has announced its 2021 honorees, along with its special prize winners, recognizing artists, performers and advocates in Northeast Ohio for their accomplishments and contributions to the arts scene. Anne Nickoloff reports this year marks the 61st year for the Cleveland Arts Prize, which will host an awards ceremony at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Gartner Auditorium on Oct. 13. Man, 20, dies in shooting on Cleveland’s East Side Read more
Boy, 13, dies in shooting in Cleveland Heights, reports say Read more
Canton man fatally shot in driveway during argument, police say Read more
Cleveland man gets 25 years in string of armed robberies of 17 gas stations Read more
Boater finds body of teen swimmer who went missing in Lake County Read more
Meijer offering $10 vaccine incentive to college students Read more
Orange school board approves three-year contract with teachers union Read more
Bay League of Women Voters to host Ward 3 primary candidates Read more
Rocky River begins gas line replacement; recycle computers Aug. 16-20 Read more
Lesson plans still include masks for start of new Cleveland Heights-University Heights school year Read more
Retired Brecksville-Broadview Heights teacher and former pupil write, illustrate children’s books Read more
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