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WAYNE TOWNSHIP (WJER) (April 3, 2026)  — A 13-year-old boy fortunately avoided serious injury following a dirt bike crash Thursday afternoon in Wayne Township, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Paramedics were dispatched shortly after 1 p.m. to the area of Lower Trail Road near Trail Bottom Road. New […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A New Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and other charges stemming from an August crash that killed a passenger in the car he was driving while intoxicated. Janesh Cabrera-Vargas, 37,  agreed to the plea deal on Monday, the day before a scheduled jury […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A Tuscarawas County robbery suspect who was on the run for five years will serve four years in prison for stealing a car and a gun back in June 2020. Nicholas Bosna, 35, in February pleaded guilty to robbery, grand theft of a motor vehicle, grand theft […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WTUZ) (April 1, 2026) – The Claymont City School District Board of Education has voted to consolidate its schools and close Claymont Intermediate School at the end of this school year. The decision was made during a special board meeting Tuesday night following an executive session. Board member Solomon […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Uhrichsville’s former mayor will be barred from serving in public office for seven years but avoided a permanent ban by pleading guilty to lesser charges eight months after the Tuscarawas County Grand Jury indicted him for theft in office. Mark Haney, who was Uhrichsville’s mayor from 2019 […]

CADIZ (WJER) (March 31, 2025) – Harrison County Sheriff’s officials have confirmed the suspect in a multi‑agency pursuit and manhunt has died following an officer‑involved shooting Monday evening. Authorities say the incident began during a routine traffic stop on U.S. Route 250 near Eslick Road in Franklin Township. During an […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (March 31, 2026) – Highly anticipated upgrades to Baseball Field Number One at Tuscora Park have been earning rave reviews after debuting over the weekend. The non-profit Baseball Now and Forever group spearheaded the work – all made possible by financial, labor, and material donations from the […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Tuscarawas County’s Sheriff is imploring motorcycle riders to wear their helmets after a pair of fatal crashes with 24 hours of each on the first two days of spring. A 38-year-old Strasburg woman was killed on March 20 when the motorcycle she was operating crashed into an […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Another convincing-looking scam has made its way into Tuscarawas County. In this one, the scammer texts an official-looking fake summons notifying the recipient of a parking violation in Columbus and asks the victim to scan a QR code to settle an unpaid balance. Some of the signs […]

DOVER – A city police officer has resigned after an investigation into misconduct alleged to have occurred while he was on duty back in January. Dover officials had intended to terminate Officer Ryan Porter last week, but he resigned first. In a March 23rd letter to Porter, City Safety Director […]