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Established in 2022, Signal Cleveland is a news organization that combines community engagement with local news coverage. We deliver reliable and credible daily journalism on various subjects such as government, economy, education, health, and public safety. Additionally, we host the Cleveland Documenters, a team of 600 residents from nearly every ZIP code in Greater Cleveland, who are trained and compensated to report on public meetings.

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Ohio Senate backs school cell phone ban

18 hours ago | signalcleveland.org | Jake Zuckerman

The Ohio Senate passed legislation Wednesday that would prohibit almost all cell phone use by students during the school day starting in September 2025. It passed the Senate nearly unanimously with members of both political parties lamenting the constant distraction of phones for students and what that might do to their developing psyches. Sen.
Ohio House makes it harder to sue opioid manufacturers, gunmakers and car companies for problems their products create - Signal Cleveland

1 day ago | signalcleveland.org | Jake Zuckerman

The Republican-led chamber passed a bill that restricts communities’ ability to file lawsuits alleging that the sale or distribution of a product created a public nuisance. It mirrors a recent Ohio Supreme Court ruling that saves the opioid industry $651 million.
Got $5? For Oberlin College students, that might get you a Picasso

2 days ago | signalcleveland.org | Amy Morona

Hundreds of Oberlin College students recently said goodbye to some unusual temporary roommates: Borrowed works of art created by famous names such as Andy Warhol, Rembrandt and Henri Matisse. For second-year student Paige McCallion, it meant parting ways with Tom Cruise. No, not the seemingly ageless Hollywood actor. It’s what she calls the dark-haired man wearing a crown of leaves depicted in an untitled art piece by artist John Clem Clarke.
How to test your garden soil for lead in Cleveland

3 days ago | signalcleveland.org | Celia Hack

It’s planting season for leafy greens and summer veggies in Cleveland. But before you get those seeds in the ground, officials say it’s a good practice in post-industrial Cuyahoga County to test your garden soil for lead. Lead exposure can cause a range of health problems, including developmental delays in children.
Mayor Justin Bibb pitches the 'Cleveland era'

5 days ago | signalcleveland.org | Nick Castele

Mayor Justin Bibb has been trying out a new catchphrase: “Cleveland era.” He debuted the slogan at last month’s state of the city talk, where it served as shorthand for economic optimism. “If we’re blessed to get a second term, and as we approach our final year in this first term, it’s time to embrace a new economic agenda,” he told his interviewer, WKYC’s Russ Mitchell.
Learn about jobs and summer activities at Cuyahoga resource fair

5 days ago | signalcleveland.org | Olivera Perkins

A resource fair in Cleveland Heights on May 14 is designed to connect residents with employment opportunities, public health services, summer activities for children and other programs. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) event will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Cleveland Heights Community Center, 1 Monticello Blvd, Cleveland Heights.
How Trump administration tariffs are impacting Greater Cleveland

6 days ago | signalcleveland.org | Olivera Perkins

Tom Lazzaro and Jack H. Schron Jr., the presidents of Greater Cleveland companies, view tariffs differently because the recent tax hikes on imported goods are affecting their businesses differently. Schron, whose Jergens Inc. is in Cleveland’s Collinwood neighborhood, said tariffs have already increased business. They have helped close the gap by making the company’s products more competitive with those from abroad, which he said are often sold at artificially low prices.
Nitrogen gas that suffocated TimkenSteel security guard was ‘non-toxic,' Ohio Supreme Court rules

6 days ago | signalcleveland.org | Jake Zuckerman

Within seconds of walking into an industrial elevator’s control room at a TimkenSteel plant near Canton, Ken Ray, a 32-year-old firefighter who moonlit there as a security guardon the weekends, died of asphyxiation. No one knew at the time, but nitrogen had continuously leaked into the room from a device designed to blast small puffs of pressurized gas to dust off the ventilation filters. Oxygen typically comprises about 21% of ambient air.
Cuyahoga County has a confirmed measles case

6 days ago | signalcleveland.org | Celia Hack

Cuyahoga County has its first confirmed measles case this year, the Cuyahoga County Board of Health said in a news release. A child who was not vaccinated for measles tested positive for measles. Measles is highly contagious but can be effectively prevented through vaccination, according to the county. The pediatric measles case was initially reported to the county on May 4, when the child sought treatment at the emergency department of Hillcrest Hospital.
Blaine Griffin won't challenge Justin Bibb for mayor this year

6 days ago | signalcleveland.org | Nick Castele

Blaine Griffin has decided not to challenge Mayor Justin Bibb in this year’s election. Instead, the Cleveland City Council president will run for a third full term representing Ward 6, he told Signal Cleveland on Thursday. Griffin dropped the news first during an interview on WTAM 1100. Griffin, who passed on running for mayor in 2021, had previously declined to say whether he would run against Bibb in 2025.