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Driver punished for crash in Dover more than six years later

February 8, 2022

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Feb. 8, 2022) – The suspect in a 2015 drunk driving crash that seriously injured a New Philadelphia couple is heading to prison and could face further prosecution for re-entering the country illegally. 41-year-old Cruz Hernandez-Hernandez pleaded guilty to counts of aggravated vehicular assault, OVI, and identity […]





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 […]


Donations still needed to keep blood flowing to hospitals

January 25, 2022

CLEVELAND (WJER) (Jan. 25, 2022) – The organizations supplying blood to hospitals throughout Ohio and across the nation say there’s still an urgent need for donations to recover from the worst shortage in more than a decade. The American Red Cross has been reporting less than a one-day supply of […]


Dover High certified as eco-friendly school

January 25, 2022

DOVER (WJER) (Jan. 25, 2022) – Dover’s superintendent is calling the high school’s designation as one of the most environmentally-friendly educational buildings in the nation a source of pride for the community.  Karie McCrate says she was thrilled to learn that the U.S. Green Building Council had awarded the school […]


Safe Communities releases 2021 Traffic Fatality Report

January 21, 2022

DOVER (WJER) (Jan. 21, 2022) – Of the 11 deadly crashes on Tuscarawas County’s roadways last year, 64-percent involved some type of impairment, and 78-percent of the people killed that had seatbelts available weren’t wearing them. That’s according to the 2021 Fatal Crash Report put out by the local traffic […]


County jail achieves perfect score on state audit

January 20, 2022

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Jan. 20, 2022) – The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation has completed a full audit of the Tuscarawas County Jail, giving it a perfect score on all 176 standards. Sheriff Orvis Campbell says it’s thanks to the efforts of jail administrator Lt. Ken Engstrom and his sergeants. “They […]


At-home COVID tests now available for free by mail

January 19, 2022

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Jan. 19, 2022) – City Health Commissioner Vickie Ionno is encouraging area residents to sign up to have free COVID-19 testing kits delivered to their doorsteps. Ionno says you can visit covidtest.gov to request a four-kit bundle for your household through a mail-order program the Biden administration […]