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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Nov. 17, 2025)  – The U.S. Marshals Service was in New Philadelphia Friday to arrest an Akron man. Spokeswoman Anne Murphy says the suspect was 18-year-old Derquan Edwards. He was wanted by Akron police on a warrant for theft of a firearm. Edwards was arrested without incident […]

DOVER (WJER) (Nov. 12, 2025)  – Funeral arrangements are set for the Canton police officer from Dover who died as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident while driving to work Monday morning. A service celebrating the life of 47-year-old Dave Wolgamott will be next Tuesday at 11 […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Nov. 12, 2025)  – The State Highway Patrol says two people had to be extricated from their SUV after it rolled over along Stonecreek Rd north of Newcomerstown early Tuesday. The driver was taken to Union Hospital with serious injuries. A passenger was taken to Akron Children’s […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Nov. 6, 2025) – Fall is deer mating season, and that means more bucks and does crossing the roadways. Local law enforcement agencies have been responding to more deer versus vehicle accidents lately, including at least five just Wednesday night in Tuscarawas County. At least one crash […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Nov. 5, 2025) – New Philadelphia School District officials are having to regroup after voters for the third time rejected funds to build two new schools. Issue 19, the combined bond issue and tax levy, would have generated the local share to construct two new buildings and […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Nov. 5, 2025) – The ADAMHS Board levy ended up narrowly pulling ahead thanks to votes from the final precinct to be counted on election night. But the addition of provisional and mail-in ballots that arrive by Saturday could still swing the final outcome at certification later […]

Final election night numbers: New Philadelphia Schools issue set to fail, ADAMHS Board levy propelled by late votes, other county levies prevail Click HERE for unofficial results from the Tuscarawas County Board of Elections With 81 of 81 precincts reporting and 17,404 ballots cast in Tuscarawas County, or 30.86% voter turnout: -Issue […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Nov. 4, 2025) – The Tuscarawas County Coroner’s office this morning released the name of the person whose remains were found in a motor home fire in Dover Township on Friday. The individual has been identified as 38-year-old Samuel Crawford of Massillon. The remains were taken to […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Nov. 4, 2025) – Election Day is here. Polls are open until 7:30 p.m. tonight. The New Philadelphia City School District is on the ballot for the third time trying to pass a 6.2-mill bond issue and 1-mill levy to build and maintain new schools. Countywide, three […]

TUSCARAWAS CO. (WJER) (Nov. 3, 2025) – Dover and New Philadelphia city leaders are moving forward with plans to buy an armored vehicle for their police forces. The two cities have a combined special response team, called a SWAT team in other places. The cities’ safety directors agree that without […]