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Truck driver charged in I-70 bus crash that killed six
NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) – A man has been arrested months after driving a semi-truck that started a chain reaction crash on Interstate 70 that resulted in six people being killed, including three high school students. Jacob McDonald, 60, has been arrested and charged after driving a Freightliner semi-truck on Nov. 14 that began the fatal […]
Women targeted by 'peeping tom' at Canton Walmart; charges filed against Van Buren Twp. man
CANTON TWP. — Police say a “peeping tom” was arrested after using a cellphone to record under the dresses of unsuspecting women while they shopped at a local Walmart store. Willie Eugene Davis, 42, of Van Buren Township, was arraigned July 19 in 35th District Court on...
Four dogs poisoned, dumped in the woods in NW Tuscarawas County
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 Saturday...
On his 25th birthday, family of Canton man killed by police reaffirm their fight for justice
MASSILLON – Armed with a blue Sharpie, Elijah Fornash scribbled his name onto a white balloon. He added a few spiderwebs. "I'm sending Spidey (Man) to daddy," the 3-year-old said with a smile. His sister, 6-year-old Avah, drew a picture of her dad on her balloon. Next to him was a red...
'A tenacious young lady.' Canton City educators remember 11-year-old killed in house fire
CANTON ‒ The 11-year-old who died Saturday from injuries suffered in a house fire is being remembered by her teachers as "a smart, sweet, funny and kind student who would go out of her way to help others," her school principal said in a prepared statement. Monica Black, principal at Youtz Intermediate School, said the school community is saddened by the loss of Harmony Fowler. ...
Akron man fatally struck trying to walk across I-77 near Bolivar
NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 22, 2024) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal incident on I-77 south near Bolivar Sunday morning involving a pedestrian who was struck and killed. New Philadelphia Post Trooper Roy Beach says the victim, 34-year-old Jonathan Mandala of Akron, apparently walked onto...
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