Cleveland sees thousands of illegal dumping reports as citations drop by 50%
Data from Cleveland’s 311 system highlights the scale of the problem. From the East to the West Side, residents filed more than 5,000 reports in the past year. Now a Cleveland City Council member is calling for change.
Election 2026: News and resources
Republicans split on Vivek Ramaswamy’s Ohio ad featuring Amy Acton’s mother
Ohio politics news and insights from the State Signals newsletter. Plus, a GOP group promotes a socialist to Black voters to undercut Sherrod Brown.
What’s at stake in Ohio’s secretary of state race in November
The two major candidates, Republican Robert Sprague and Democrat Allison Russo, offer dramatically different views on Ohio’s voter ID law, drop boxes, redistricting and election fraud concerns.
2026 November Election Voter Guide for Cuyahoga County: Find key dates, resources and what’s on the ballot
Early voting for the 2026 Midterm election starts Oct. 6. See what candidates and issues on your ballot and check new voter ID requirements.
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A SIGNAL CLEVELAND SERIES
Cleveland’s sausage trail
Three generations, one secret recipe: How Ray’s Sausage became a Cleveland institution
The Cleveland company’s souse meat has won fans here and even internationally, and once was featured on a national television show.
At R&K, ‘it’s in your heart.’ Four generations have kept the smokies coming
The walls of R&K Sausage’s walk-in store are covered with family photos and mementos, some dating back to the shops founding.
Buckeye Road Sausage started with three friends. One is carrying it on
Todd Torok starting making sausage with friends. He still hopes to make Buckeye Road Sausage work as a business.
