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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Jan. 16, 2026) – Officials with COMPASS are reminding victims and survivors of human trafficking that help is available and that they are not alone, as part of Human Trafficking Awareness Month in January. COMPASS Victim Advocate Supervisor Melanie Anderson says human trafficking remains an ongoing concern […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Jan. 15. 2026)  — Newly released body‑worn camera footage captures the harrowing moment a wanted suspect wrestled a gun away from a New Philadelphia police officer and fired a shot, narrowly missing him, according to police officials. The department published the VIDEO “in the spirit of transparency,” noting […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Jan. 14, 2026) — A New Philadelphia police detective narrowly escaped injury Tuesday morning after a suspect allegedly grabbed the officer’s firearm and discharged it during a struggle behind an apartment complex on East High Avenue near the airport. Captain Rocky Dusenberry said officers were called just […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 14, 2026) – The State Highway Patrol New Philadelphia Post says an 82-year-old Carrolton man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on County Road 54 in Carroll County on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 5:45 p.m. when Frankie Bouslaugh, driving a 2009 Honda Fit, crossed the centerline […]

Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff is working to clear up public confusion following last week’s changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) childhood vaccination schedule. The CDC reduced the number of universally recommended childhood vaccines from 18 to 11, a shift that led many […]

DOVER (WJER) (Jan. 12, 2026) –  All Dover residents must file their income taxes with the city this year. Previously, the city only required filing by residents who paid less than Dover’s 1.5 percent income tax rate, rental owners and self-employed individuals. Dover City Auditor Nicole Stoldt says now every […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA  (WTUZ) (Jan. 12, 2026) – A chemical leak at Veolia Water Technologies and Solutions in New Philadelphia prompted a multi-agency hazmat response Saturday afternoon, though no injuries were reported. Fire crews were dispatched around 12:38 p.m. for what was initially reported as a structure fire at the company’s […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WTUZ ) (Jan. 9, 2026) – Uhrichsville City Council began the new year by officially swearing in its council president and three council members during the first meeting of 2026. Council President Robert “Buck” Cottrell took the oath of office administered by Tuscarawas County Southern District Judge JJ Ong. […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio (WJER) (Jan. 9, 2026)  — The Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce has discontinued its long‑standing Chamber Bucks gift card program, citing declining sales and rising production costs. Chamber President Scott Robinson said the program officially ended Dec. 31, 2025, after years of reduced participation from local shoppers […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Jan. 7, 2026) — A Millersburg woman charged with murder in the drowning death of her 4‑year‑old son at Atwood Lake is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation in Cincinnati on Wednesday as part of the ongoing court process. Ruth Miller, 40, has pleaded not guilty by reason of […]