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NEWARK (WJER) (August 1, 2024) – A Zanesville truck driver on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to charges in the November crash that killed three Tusky Valley students and three chaperones who were accompanying them on a band trip. Court records show 61-year-old Jacob McDonald is still in jail in Licking […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 30, 2024) – The driving force behind many improvements, concerts and additions at Tuscora Park was on hand this past weekend for a historical marker dedication. Sam Hitchcock was hospitalized at the end of May following a fall at the Canal Dover Festival. After several challenging […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 29, 2024) – The Dover man arrested last week for taking a 12-year-old girl from Georgia will remain in the Tuscarawas County Jail as officials sort out the charges and which jurisdictions will handle them. Tuscarawas County Sheriff Orvis Campbell last week said 34-year-old Antonio Agustin […]

DOVER (WJER) (July 26, 2024) – A 12-year-old Georgia girl missing for eight weeks was found at the Dover swimming pool Thursday with a 34-year-old man who connected with her online. Hall County Georgia Sheriff Gerald Couch says Antonio Agustin of Dover drove to Gainesville, Ga., eight weeks ago, picked […]

CANTON (WJER) (July 25, 2024) – The body of a man who disappeared from Dover in 2017 was identified this week more than four years after his remains were found near a Stark County oil well. Ohio Attorney General David Yost and Stark County officials Thursday morning at a press […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 23, 2024) – Mayor Joel Day has a plan to allow outdoor drinking downtown, but only during special events. Residents have debated the DORA – designated outdoor refreshment area – for months. On one side have been business owners and event organizers who say it will […]

BEACH CITY (WJER) (July 22, 2024) – The Tuscarawas County Dog Pound reports somebody poisoned four dogs and left them to die horrible deaths in the woods near Beach City over the weekend. Facility and Adoption Specialist Beth Lewis says the dog warden, responding to a call on Friday morning, […]

NEWARK (WJER) (July 22, 2024) – Charges have now been filed in the crash that killed three Tusky Valley band members and three chaperones in November of last year. A Licking County grand jury last week indicted 61-year-old Jacob McDonald of Zanesville on 26 counts, including six counts of aggravated […]

DOVER (WJER) (July 19, 2024) – The city and a homeowner have finally agreed to a settlement involving a bridge reconstruction project that has been on hold for years. City officials have been discussing replacing the low-level bridge over East 20th Street near Dover Middle School since before ODOT awarded […]