Cuyahoga County News

Cuyahoga County residents used Tuesday's ballot to say that they are ready for change.

The discovery of 11 bodies in one home in a run-down Cleveland neighbourhood here has relatives of the presumed victims wondering how such a gruesome scene could have gone unnoticed for perhaps years, and they charge that police ignored their missing person reports.

Authorities on Friday released the name of a fourth victim found last week in or around the home of registered sex offender.

Backers of a replacement tax levy that will generate $50 million in operating money annually for Cuyahoga Community College were ready to celebrate as Tuesday's unofficial election results showed voters had overwhelmingly supported the issue by nearly a 56,000 vote margin.

The decisive victory for government reform in Cuyahoga County means big changes are coming over the next year.

HOW DID WE GET HERE? Give credit to the ever-unfolding Cuyahoga County corruption investigation for the jumble of government reform proposals that county voters sorted through on their ballots.

Early returns from Issue 6 drew the attention of, from left, consultant Ashley Gowen, Cleveland Councilman Joe Cimperman, State Sen.

Police say there's only one way for the families of missing women to know for sure if their loved ones are among the victims found in suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell's house: Give DNA samples.

Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray and a mortgage servicing company filed dueling lawsuits Thursday over state allegations that the firm misled and gouged borrowers while restructuring their loans.

Cuyahoga County now has a lame duck government. Voters approved the Issue 6 plan to remake county government in the wake of massive publicity about a widespread corruption scandal.

Just before noon a large black-and-white police van arrived at the Imperial Avenue crime scene as police prepared to re-enter the home of Anthony Sowell.

Convicted rapist Anthony Sowell appears at a bail hearing Wednesday. Authorities have identified the first of the 11 victims of accused serial killer Anthony Sowell as a 53-year-old Ohio woman who vanished nearly a year ago.

Shocking developments surrounding the investigation of alleged serial killer Anthony Sowell have left many neighbors along Imperial Avenue in Cleveland stunned.

Cuyahoga County Conmmissioner Tim Hagan said he now embraces the new form of government chosen by county voters despite his earlier efforts to defeat the ballot measure.

It was a good night to be an incumbent mayor in Cuyahoga County's suburbs on Tuesday.

Issues that brought many Cuyahoga County voters to the polls were Issues 5 and 6, which both deal with county government reform.

Ohio's most populous county is remaking its government to replace an administration targeted by a federal corruption investigation.

About one-quarter of the registered voters in Cuyahoga County have cast their ballots by lunchtime, said Jane Platten, head of the county Board of Elections.

For the past few years, neighbors assumed the foul smell enveloping their street corner had been coming from a brick building where workers churned out sausage and head cheese.

Polls close at 7:30 this evening. Absentee voting is strong. Tuesday, November 3, 2009 * Cuyahoga County Board of Elections * Summit County Board of Elections * Geauga County Board of Elections * Medina County Board of Elections * Lorain County Board of Elections * Lake County Board of Elections - Will it be Issue 5 or Issue 6? Will there be casino ...