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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER ) (Mar. 19, 2025) – The man who admitted to meeting a 12-year-old Georgia girl online and bringing her to Dover to be his girlfriend last year is heading to prison. Judge Michael Ernest accepted the negotiated agreement that gives 35-year-old Antonio Agustin a life sentence with […]

PITTSBURGH (WJER) (Mar. 19, 2025) – The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Tuscarawas County today. That means critical brush fire weather conditions are either occurring now – or will be shortly – due to a combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures. […]

NEWCOMERSTOWN (March 18, 2025)  – The village’s mayor is looking back on the accomplishments of 2024 and looking ahead to this year. Pat Cadle says one highlight from last year was the village receiving a nearly $800,000 Appalachian Community grant, which will help make the downtown appealing to visitors and […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (March 18, 2025) – It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week. The Tuscarawas County Emergency Management Agency is observing the occasion by posting educational materials daily on Facebook, covering topics such as the differences between a watch and warning. Director Jennifer James says another topic covers having car and home […]

DOVER (WJER) (Mar. 17, 2025) – It has been a hectic 24 hours or so at times for area first responders with a windstorm Sunday and a Dover house fire later in the afternoon. There were scattered power outages resulting from about 20 reports of utility lines down throughout Tuscarawas […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Mar. 17, 2025) – Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s officials say a 19-year-old Dundee man was arrested for allegedly shooting at a New Philadelphia man from a moving vehicle during an apparent road rage incident. There were no reports of any injuries. According to call records, the victim contacted […]

GNADENHUTTEN (WJER) (Mar. 14, 2025) – Arrowhead Joint Fire District’s chief says a Gnadenhutten resident came home to a house fire following a shopping trip Thursday. Chief Steven Wright says firefighters arrived a couple minutes later to the house in the 200 block of North Plum Street around 5:30 p.m. […]

NEWCOMERSTOWN (WJER) (Mar. 12, 2025) – Firefighters from numerous departments spent much of the afternoon and evening at the site of a large blaze in the downtown area of the village Tuesday. No injuries were reported. The fire, called in at 2:35 p.m., gutted a two-story commercial / apartment brick […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Mar. 11, 2025)  – City leaders have been conducting business with heavy hearts. Council President Don Kemp made the somber announcement at Monday night’s City Council meeting about the unexpected death of Safety Director Greg Popham earlier that afternoon. “We ask you to continue to pray for […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (March 10, 2025) – The Rainbow Connection has reason to celebrate again today. The non-profit organization’s annual telethon and weeklong auction raised more than $352,000 by the time the broadcast ended Sunday afternoon, all to help disadvantaged residents and people with disabilities throughout the county. Sunday’s telethon […]