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Man charged for firing gun during altercation with son

March 4, 2022

MILL TOWNSHIP (WJER) (March 4, 2022) – A township man is facing criminal charges for firing a gun during an argument with his son early Thursday morning. The son reported the incident to the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office just before 6 am, saying it happened in the driveway of his […]


Man who stole SUV from gas station turns himself in

February 24, 2022

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Feb. 24, 2022) – A Cleveland-area man has apparently confessed to stealing an SUV from a New Philadelphia gas station earlier this week.  Sgt. David Morris says he got a call Wednesday evening from a sheriff’s sergeant in Lake County saying the man walked into their station […]


Two arrested after deputy stops stolen pickup

February 10, 2022

WARWICK TWP (WJER) (Feb. 10, 2022) – Two men are facing criminal charges for a traffic stop during which authorities recovered suspected drugs and a stolen vehicle. Sheriff’s Sgt. Travis Stocker says it started around 1 am today when a deputy patrolling the Village of Tusky spotted the truck driving […]


Driver charged for crash that killed Dover woman

January 27, 2022

COSHOCTON (WJER) (Jan. 27, 2022) – Grand jurors in Coshocton County have handed down an eight-count indictment against the driver accused of causing the September 26th crash that claimed the lives of two people including a Dover woman whose husband survived but was critically injured. The indictment issued Monday charges […]