🚨 New Myles Garrett Ambulance Video & Charges + Zoo Lion Euthanized + Drunken Bus Driver

It's Friday in Cleveland and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening across Northeast Ohio — including the latest on Myles Garrett, who gave all Browns fans a fright by crashing his Porsche. The star defensive end now faces a charge but was seen in Berea Thursday.

In other big news:

• 🎸 John Mellencamp now has a permanent exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He was in town Thursday.
• ☕ Starbucks workers in Crocker Park formed a union.
• 🦁 The matriarch of Cleveland Zoo lions died.

Plus, we've got a Deal Of The Day and 11 Things To Do. Let's catch up now.

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New Video Of Myles Garrett Answering Trooper's Questions Released

1) New video released Thursday shows Myles Garrett in the back of an ambulance answering a state trooper's questions about his Monday rollover crash. Garrett said he was driving 65 mph when he lost control of his Porsche and left the road. The speed limit on that stretch of State Road in Medina County is 45 mph. Garrett was cited for failure to control his vehicle. Witnesses who stopped to help said Garrett, 26, and his passenger, Yiana Tjotjos, 23, of Rocky River, were able to get out of the wrecked car under their own power. Garrett returned to the Browns facility in Berea Thursday but did not practice.

Watch the Ohio Highway Patrol video | Cleveland.com

• More: Browns beat writers discuss Garrett's status for the Falcons game (Cleveland.com)

2) John Mellencamp, balladeer of the everyman, performed at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Thursday evening to celebrate the opening of a new permanent exhibit honoring his career. Mellencamp was inducted into the Rock Hall in 2008. The new exhibit includes his 1976 Fender Telecaster guitar, an oil painting by Mellencamp entitled Backbone, the studio tracking chart for "Jack and Diane," and the suit he wore for 2003 promotional photos. These are all part of the Legends of Rock exhibits, which also includes artifacts from Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, Prince, Stevie Nicks and The Roots.

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3) Employees of the Crocker Park Starbucks voted 7 to 2 on Thursday to unionize, making the Westlake store the fifth in Greater Cleveland to do so. The employees will now talk to national committee members about how to negotiate with the company. Starbucks' corporate headquarters has been reluctant to negotiate with the increasing number of employees who have unionized. "They either come to the table or we threaten to strike," an employee told Sam Allard, reporting for Cleveland Scene.

Cleveland Scene

4) A bus driver for a private school in suburban Lyndhurst was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after witnesses saw her school bus weaving on I-271, driving over exit ramp lane markers and bumping into curbs. “I’m behind a school bus," said a 911 caller. "I was on the freeway with the school bus. (The driver) was all over the road. Somebody needs to test this driver. Something is wrong.” Diene Ella Hines, 60, of Lakewood, was confronted in the parking lot at Hawken School, a private day school considered to be one of the best in Ohio. Police said she failed a field sobriety test and a blood-alcohol test showed her at more than twice the legal limit.

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5) Nala, a female African lion who's lived at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo for the last 10 years and matriarch of the pride, was euthanized due to her fading health. She was 18 years old, almost 19, and "ruled the roost" in her time at the zoo. “Over the last few years, Nala’s age-related physical health issues have been closely monitored by the animal husbandry and veterinary teams. Recently, these health issues progressed past the point of medical management, impacting her mobility and well-being and zoo veterinarians and staff made the difficult decision to euthanize her,” zoo officials wrote on their Facebook page. A female lion in the wild can live 12 to 16 years, while one in captivity can live as long as 25 years.

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5 More Stories You Need To See Today

• Northeast Ohioans heading to Florida to provide relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian (3News WKYC)
• The Plain Dealer, Ohio’s largest newspaper, printed an “overtly transphobic” ad and sees nothing wrong with it (Cleveland Scene)
• Man struck in Shoreway hit-and-run died 1 minute before Cleveland ambulance arrives after delay (Fox 8 News)
• Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine visits Cleveland to promote Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (3News WKYC)
• All Northeast Ohio counties now at or below CDC's medium community level for COVID-19, meaning masks are no longer recommended (3News WKYC)

11 Things To Do

• Denzel Curry, Agora Theatre, Sept. 30 | Details
• Ms. Pat, Pickwick & Frolic, Sept. 30-Oct. 1 | Details
• Cleveland Wing Week, Various Locations, Sept. 30-Oct. 2 | Details
• Little Shop of Horrors, Hanna Theatre, Sept. 30-Oct. 2 | Details
• Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals, Progressive Field, Sept. 30-Oct. 5 | Details
• American Mariachi, Allen Theatre, Sept. 30-Oct. 9 | Details
• Brewhouse Haunts: Haunted History Tours, Great Lakes Brewing Co., Sept. 30-Oct. 26 | Details
• Food Truck Challenge, Crocker Park in Westlake, Oct. 1 | Details
• Battle of the Land Musician Competition, Tower City, Oct. 1-2 | Details
• Harvest Festival at Hale Farm, Bath, Oct. 1-2 | Details
• 50th Woollybear Festival (started by Dick Goddard!), Vermilion, Oct. 2 | Details

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Cleveland Chatter

• Get smart about this art: "This Friday, Sept. 30th, at 5pm join us in the Gartner Auditorium for The Art of Ikebana: Japanese Flower Design 🌸 The Women's Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art in collaboration with the CMA will present a lecture-demonstration of Ikebana technique (developed in the 16th century) showcasing various floral arrangements and styles by Mr. Hiroki Ohara, fifth-generation headmaster of the Ohara School of Ikebana." (Cleveland Museum of Art via Instagram)
• Guardians win again: "Amed is back at it again with a walk-off hit!" (Cleveland Guardians via Facebook)
• Happy homecoming for Chubb: "Nick Chubb is returning to play in his home state of Georgia for the first time ever in his NFL career 😁 #GoBrowns" (Heavy on Browns via Facebook)
• Become a dog's best friend: "🐾FOSTERS NEEDED🐾 The more dogs we can get into foster homes, the more dogs we can save from death row!" (FIDO's Companion Rescue Inc. via Facebook)
• Entries must be postmarked by Oct. 1: "Your dog can be a star in Graying Muzzles 2023, The Sanctuary for Senior Dogs' 20th annual calendar in celebration of old dogs. Get all the details here: http://sanctuaryforseniordogs.org/id31.htm" (The Sanctuary for Senior Dogs via Facebook)

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Events:

• Free Family Mini Photo Sessions in Cleveland Library! (October 1)
• Ohio Cannabis Health & Business Summit (October 1)
• Cleveland Children Audition for NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet October 1 & October 4 (October 1)
• American Speed Festival 2022 (October 2)
• Today's Bride October Wedding Show - Cleveland (October 2)
• Acrylic Painting Class for Teens | Poison Apple (October 2)
• Wine Glasses and Reading (October 5)
• Spoken Word: Poetry Open Mic Nights (October 6)
• Historic Haunts Walking Tours (October 6)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday! If you missed yesterday, here's the big news: 😮 Congressional Candidate Lies Again + Myles Garrett Speeding Tickets