⚖️ Slain Cop Verdict Rendered + Joe Walsh, James Gang Come Home + How To Say Cuya-HO-guh?

Has anyone ever corrected your pronunciation of Cuyahoga? You're probably not alone. We've got some historic insight into that question, thanks to Case Western Reserve University professor John Grabowski.

There's more. A lot more.

• A cop killer's trial is over 🙏🏽
• Joe Walsh is bringing some fellow Ohioans home for a big concert to benefit veterans 🤘
• The doc who operated on K9 Rye shares the story of his life-saving surgery
• Our zoo has an adorable new Francois langur newborn 🍼

Plus, we've got 11 things to do in the coming days and weeks, including Melissa Etheridge, Kid Rock and a fundraiser for the hardworking folks at Cleveland City Dogs.

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Cleveland Cop Killer Found Guilty, Faces Life In Prison

1) A 19-year-old woman who says she didn't mean to kill an off-duty Cleveland police officer while she was carjacking him was found guilty Wednesday. Tamara McLoyd faces life in prison without parole in the death of Shane Bartek. She carjacked Bartek on New Year's Eve and carjacked another car on Christmas Day in the same spot.

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2) Let's all caravan down to Columbus to see Joe Walsh and the James Gang reunite for a concert to benefit veterans on Nov. 13. Tickets go on sale Aug. 5. Walsh will be joined by fellow Ohioan Dave Grohl, founder of the Foo Fighters and a Warren native. The Breeders, Nine Inch Nails and Black Keys — all with roots in Ohio — will round out the bill. Walsh went to Kent State University and played in several Cleveland bands, including one called the Measles, before finding a life that's been good to him so far with the Eagles (and a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame).

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3) How do you pronounce Cuyahoga? Might depend on where you grew up. Is it Cuya-HO-guh or Cuya-HOG-uh? Says John Grabowski, a history professor at Case Western Reserve University, "One person has traced it back to its Native American origins and claims that it's ‘Cuya-HO-guh,’ not ‘Cuya-HOG-uh.’ ... Another story is that the folks on the West Side of Cleveland get into this West-Side-East-Side-divide. I would probably go with ‘Cuya-HO-guh’ because of that little inkling that it does reflect the Native American pronoun."

(I grew up pronouncing it Cuya-HOG-uh.)

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4) The oldest Black-owned funeral home in Cleveland — E.F. Boyd & Son Funeral Home — is capturing attention with billboards that send an anti-violence message: "Stop the violence or face the mourning after." Funeral home owner Marcella Boyd Cox said, "It’s very sad and it’s just hard to see the neighborhood changing like it is. People don’t feel safe to walk the street at night."

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• Related: 'Progress takes time': Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb reacts to over 100 homicides in city in 2022 in interview with 3News WKYC's Russ Mitchell

5) Dr. Amy Pajcic of Animal Clinic Northview describes for Fox 8 News how she worked to save the life of K9 Rye, a Lorain police dog, who was stabbed four times by a man the dog confronted in a basement last week. Rye was stabbed in the face and Dr. Pajcic had to stop bleeding from the K9 cop's mouth. The fugitive who stabbed Rye was shot dead by police. Rye is home now recovering nicely.

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5 More Headlines You Need To See

• Sports betting in Ohio will become legal at midnight on Jan. 1, 2023. Bets can be taken immediately after midnight. Ohio will grant 65 sports betting licenses. Already, 850 applications have been filed (3News WKYC)
• Fieldstone Farm's miniature therapeutic horse "Willie" visits Front Row (3News WKYC)
• Body-camera footage of police shootings must be released within 7 days under proposal from Cleveland City Council (Cleveland.com)
• Futuristic self-checkouts landing at Greater Cleveland’s Circle K stores (Cleveland.com)
• LeBron James returning to Cavaliers for a third time? His looming extension decision can end all speculation (Cleveland.com)

ICYMI (And Most Of Us Did) ... There Was An Election This Week

• Record low turnout — just 8 percent — and incumbent upsets mark historic Ohio August primary
• Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney beats Rep. Monique Smith in Democratic primary for Ohio's 16th Statehouse District
• County Executive Armond Budish shut out of Democratic State Central Committee seat

11 Things To Do

• "Sondheim on Sondheim," Alma Theater stage at Cain Park, Cleveland Heights, Aug. 4 to Aug. 14 | Details
• Cleveland Guardians vs. Houston Astros, Progressive Field, Aug. 4-7; Thursday is Guardians T-shirt day, Saturday is Myles Straw jersey day | Details
• Melissa Etheridge, Cain Park, Cleveland Heights, Aug. 4, 8 p.m. | Details
• The Concert Truck piano show, Edgewater Beach Friday, Aug. 5, 1 to 3 p.m. | Details
• The Concert Truck piano show, Waterloo Arts, 15509 Waterloo Road, Friday, Aug. 5, 6 p.m. | Details
• Kid Rock and Foreigner, Blossom Music Center, Friday, Aug. 5, 7 p.m. | Details
• Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness and Dashboard Confessional, Agora, Friday, Aug. 5, 6 p.m. | Details
• Summer Concert Fundraiser for CITY DOGS Cleveland!, Saturday, Aug. 6, 4 to 8 p.m. | Details
• Taco and Tequila Stroll in Willoughby, Saturday, Aug. 6, 1 to 5 p.m. | Details
• Asian Lantern Festival, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, through Aug. 17 | Details
• Taste of Black Cleveland: Food Showcase 4.0, Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Thursday, Aug. 18 | Details

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Cleveland Chatter

• Birth announcement! Cleveland Metroparks Zoo recently welcomed a Francois langur baby on July 16! This is the second offspring for mom, Glora and dad, Vinh. Francois langur babies are born an orange color and will start to darken to the adults black haircoats within a few months. Guests can visit the new baby on the second floor of The RainForest during regular Zoo hours. (Cleveland Metroparks Zoo via Facebook)
• "It was Military Appreciation Day at camp! We welcomed over 200 service members to practice and afterwards they spent some time with the players." (Cleveland Browns via Instagram)
• "After a two-year hiatus, the popular AIA Cleveland Sand Festival. presented by Independence Excavating, returns this weekend to Edgewater Beach. In addition to a volleyball tournament, there's even a sand pile this year for the amateurs." (FreshWater Cleveland via Facebook)
• "We’ll be at Mahall’s tomorrow along with @prochoiceoh to share information about abortion access in Ohio! Hope to see you rocking out with local bands and showing up for your local clinic. We might even have some Preterm swag 😉" (Preterm Cleveland Ohio via Facebook)
• "The price tag of a proposed overhaul at the Global Center for Health Innovation that nobody wants, which was initially ballparked at $46 million, has now leaped to $54 million, according to those with a vested professional and financial interests." (Cleveland Scene Magazine via Facebook)

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Events:

• All Faith's Pantry 4th Annual Music Feeds People Fundraiser: Blues Edition (August 6)
• Second Line Parade & Sneaker Ball 2022 (August 6)
• The Sammy Deleon and Jackie Warren Quartet (August 7)
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