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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (April 27, 2023) – Detectives have been trying to figure out who stole an SUV from the Walmart parking lot and abandoned it near Newcomerstown.  The owner reported the theft around 2:45 Wednesday afternoon, telling police she couldn’t find the vehicle or its keys, which she may […]

NEWCOMERSTOWN (WJER) (April 26, 2023) – Newcomerstown police have confirmed that the death of a 15-year-old boy is under investigation. According to a press release from this morning, the Newcomerstown Police Department received a report of a deceased juvenile in the 500 block of South River Street Tuesday at 3:09 […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (April 25, 2023) – The Akron man who stole and abandoned multiple vehicles during a morning crime spree in Dover and New Philadelphia last summer is heading to prison after his latest court appearance.  37-year-old Ricky Moore Junior will spend four to six years there for aggravated […]

MILL TWP. (WJER) (April 25, 2023) – Dennison firefighters say they were able to prevent a fire from spreading throughout the Novelis rolled aluminum products plant on Newport Rd SE late Monday night. Chief Dave McConnell says an employee called 9-1-1 just before 10 p.m. and reported a fire in […]

NEWCOMERSTOWN (WJER) (April 25, 2023) – The village is continuing to build its own fire department as its current emergency response provider faces legal challenges that threaten its existence. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is seeking to dissolve the Newcomerstown Emergency Rescue Squad and penalize it tens of thousands of […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May 24, 2023) – Tuscarawas County’s election office is staying open late all this week for voters who don’t want to wait until next Tuesday to cast their ballots.  Board of Elections Director Gail Garbrandt says early voting continues at the courthouse with extended weekday evening hours […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (April 24, 2023) – City officials are expressing their gratitude to everyone who made it possible for the fire department to get its new ladder truck. The city held a ceremony Saturday where residents got to push the $1.8-million Pierce ladder truck into the station, which is […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (April 24, 2023) – A city neighborhood is safer now thanks to the efforts through the American Red Cross. WJER radio joined along as volunteers installed 119 smoke alarms for free at 50 homes in the West First, Third, and Fourth street areas Saturday morning.  Local Disaster Action […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (April 21, 2023) – Mayor Mark Haney is telling West side residents not to be alarmed if a group of people approaches their home on Saturday. He says city officials and volunteers from the American Red Cross will be going door-to-door from 10 to 2 offering to install […]