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One man dead, two with minor injuries following accident on Holmes County Road 192
A 20-year-old Apple Creek man died following a Monday evening in a collision on County Road 192 in Prairie Township. Kendrick Miller, who was a front-seat passenger in a Chevrolet Trailblazer, suffered severe injuries and was transported by medical helicopter to Akron City Hospital where he died Tuesday, according to a news release...
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 Friday...
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 […]
Authorities suspect four dogs found in Wayne Township had been poisoned with rat poison
WAYNE TOWNSHIP ‒ Authorities believe that four dogs found last week on state land near the Beach City Dam may have been poisoned with rat poison. Three of the pitbull-type dogs were already dead when found, and the fourth had to be euthanized because it was suffering. The Tuscarawas County Dog Pound, in...
New Philadelphia police catch grab-and-dash thieves at mall
NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 23, 2024) – Police say they will present their case to the grand jury Wednesday after they caught two people red-handed trying to steal thousands of dollars in merchandise from Kohl’s. New Philadelphia Police Officer Kurt Olson says the attempted theft took place on...
Driver apprehended following high-speed chase in Holmes and Coshocton counties Tuesday
COSHOCTON − The Coshocton County Sheriff's Office assisted the Holmes County Sheriff's Office with a high-speed pursuit on Tuesday. The incident occurred shortly before 8:30 p.m. with the vehicle entering Coshocton County on County Road 19 in Clark Township. Authorities said deputies joined the pursuit on Ohio 83, near County Road 24. The vehicle turned westbound on U.S. 36, heading toward Warsaw, reaching speeds of 90 mph. Spike strips were deployed just before Warsaw and the passenger...
Pedestrian Struck on I-77, New Philadelphia Patrol Investigating
The State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal incident on I-77 south. The accident occurred 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 the highway from the right side of the lanes and was hit by a flatbed truck just before 10 a.m.
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...
Tree service company strikes improperly marked gas line at Dover home
DOVER (WJER) (July 23, 2024) – Dover firefighters say they were called to stand by after a tree service company accidentally ruptured a gas line outside a house due to improper markings. There were no injuries. The incident happened in the 100 block of East 11th Street at about...
Akron man dies Sunday after getting struck trying to cross I-77 near Bolivar, Ohio
A 34-year-old Akron man was killed Sunday morning after he was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross Interstate-77 near Bolivar, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The victim, identified as Jonathan Mandala of Akron, attempted to cross I-77 southbound at milepost 92 in Lawrence Township (Tuscarawas County) at about 10:02 a.m. when he was struck by a 2021 Volvo commercial vehicle, according to the highway patrol. ...
Stark County officers cleared in 2 fatal shootings
STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Two Stark County police officers involved in separate fatal shootings in 2023 have been cleared of any wrongdoing following investigations by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI). In a June incident in Canton, Officer Jacob Dryden was pursuing domestic violence suspect Jeffrey Neff when...
Former Canton residents get jail time after moving away, leaving dog behind to starve
CANTON ‒ Two Akron residents were ordered to spend two weekends in jail for leaving their dog behind to starve when they moved away from their rented Canton home last year. The man, 34, and woman, 35, deprived their pit bull of food and water by leaving the pet abandoned in their vacant house in northeast Canton, according to the criminal complaint filed by the Stark County Humane Society. ...
Alliance Country Club pays $5M, adopts alcohol policy to honor 3 killed by drunken driver
CANTON ‒ In death, Charles Neff, David Miller and Diane Clark, could save the lives of innocent drivers and passengers for years to come. The trio was killed July 15, 2021, when their vehicle was struck head-on by a drunken driver. That driver, Kyle Dougherty, also died. Before he'd climbed behind the wheel...
Canton man claims self-defense for fatal shooting of his mother's fiancé during argument
CANTON – Savier D. Smiley was 18 years old and legally barred from having a weapon when he fatally shot his mother's fiancé inside their Canton home, Assistant Stark County Prosecutor Kristen L. Mlinar told a jury on Tuesday. Smiley, now 19, is on trial in Stark County Common Pleas Court, having pleaded...
New Philadelphia man to go on trial in connection with fight at New Philadelphia residence
NEW PHILADELPHIA ‒ A New Philadelphia man will go on trial this week in connection with a fight at a residence within the city on Dec. 28. Jerry Davis, 52, is charged with felonious assault, a second-degree felony. He appeared before Common Pleas Judge Elizabeth Lehigh Thomakos for a pre-trial hearing Monday.
CFD: Child Fire Victim Passes Away in Akron Hospital
CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – The 11-year-old Canton girl badly injured in a house fire ten days ago has died. The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office says little Harmony Fowler passed away at the Akron Children’s Hospital Burn Institute on Saturday. Canton firefighters pulled her...
'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. ...
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