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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Dec. 27, 2024) – Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s officials say a Newcomerstown man was injured after crashing his vehicle and rolling it over several times at the end of a high-speed pursuit that started on the west side of New Philadelphia. A deputy says it began when he […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Dec. 26, 2024)  – State troopers say two people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being thrown from their minivan in a single-vehicle crash along Johnstown Rd. NE near Dover at about 12:45 this morning. New Philadelphia Post Sgt. Brian Hawkins says the minivan went off the […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) – A grand jury will consider formal charges against the suspect in last week’s Speedway gas station robbery in Dover where the clerk was attacked. 39-year-old John A. McNutt waived his preliminary hearing in New Philadelphia Municipal Court Wednesday on charges from a criminal complaint including attempted […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Dec. 16, 2024) – Local Salvation Army officials are both hopeful and uncertain entering the final stretch of their Red Kettle campaign. Captain Andrew Behr says their biggest yearly fundraiser is currently only at about 25 percent of its $100,000 goal. He says they could have to […]

MILL TWP.  (WJER) (Dec. 11, 2024) – Dennison firefighters say a garage was gutted in an early morning blaze. No other structures were damaged and there were no injuries. Chief Dave McConnell says they were dispatched to 152 North Wardell St. at 4:48 a.m. “It was basically a one-stall detached […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Dec. 11, 2024) – We’re learning more about the robbery incident at the Dover Speedway gas station on South Wooster Avenue Monday Evening which left the clerk injured. The Tuscarawas County Prosecutor’s Office has now filed a five-count criminal complaint against 39-year-old John A. McNutt of Dover. […]

DOVER – (WJER) (Dec. 10, 2024) – Dover Police say a clerk at the Speedway gas station on South Wooster Avenue was injured during an attempted robbery Monday evening. According to a press release, the female clerk called police to report she had been struck in the head during the […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Dec. 9, 2024) – Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s officials say a Uhrichsville area man is in the county jail for allegedly stabbing his adult stepson with a hunting knife in attempts to break up an altercation Friday night. Authorities learned about the incident when the 33-year-old victim went […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Dec. 4, 2024) – The Tuscarawas County Emergency Management Agency is coordinating some escapes from the frigid weather and single-digit wind chills in the forecast. Director Jennifer James says most public library locations in the county have agreed to serve as warming centers during normal operating hours […]

TUSCARAWAS CO. (WJER) (Dec. 3, 2024) – It is Giving Tuesday, a global day of awareness that falls on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to support non-profits in your community. One place to donate is at the Habitat for Humanity of East Central Ohio website. Spokesman Kevin Miller says they have […]