The New Philadelphia VFW Post 1445 is again providing teachers with some of what they need to get their classrooms ready for the new school year.   Commander Steve Chenevey says the post is having its annual teachers supply day Saturday where free items are given to...

Sugarcreek firefighters say a two-vehicle crash led to a major gas leak and evacuation of a three-block area lasting nearly four hours Wednesday.  Nobody became sick, there were no explosions. This was near the state routes 39 and 93 intersection at 5...

There will be a Bike Rodeo and Safety Night in Sugarcreek on Thursday starting at 4:30 p.m. at the fire station pavilion on North Broadway. Tuscarawas County Health Department spokesperson Jennifer Demuth says it will be a fun, family event with local safety forces....

On Tuesday, shortly before 6am, deputies responded to the State Route 39 accident, east of County Road 135. They determined that 27-year-old Maria Kempf, of Fresno, was fatally injured while operating an electric bike.Investigators say Kempf was westbound...

The Cambridge Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash involving a Newcomerstown man.According to a release, on Tuesday, troopers responded just before 3am to Natural Resources Road in Jefferson Township.An investigation...

A 20-year-old woman from Tuscarawas and a 21-year-old man from the Dover area were killed Tuesday afternoon when they were struck by a train on a trestle over the Tuscarawas River near Zoar.According to Tuscarawas Sheriff Orvis Campbell, the pair had gone...

A 36-year-old New Philadelphia man is in jail after police say he wandered into a random person’s home in Dover a few days after allegedly stealing a Walmart delivery driver’s car.Logan Adams had his bond set at 50-thousand dollars Tuesday on charges of...

The Tuscarawas County and New Philadelphia Health Departments will be spraying for mosquitoes this week. Spraying will take place from 8 to 11pm on this Wednesday in Dover, and in Goshen and York Townships. Thursday’s spraying will be in Uhrichsville and...

The Tuscarawas County Health Department (TCHD) routinely conducts mosquito control surveillance and will spray once again. Technicians will conduct mosquito spraying in Warwick Township on Tuesday, August 5, from 8 pm to 11 pm; in the City of Dover and small portions...

Residents are asked to spare an hour in the month of August and attend at least one of several blood drives planned locally.Vitalant Communications Manager Maya Santana says the need for blood donations remains high, especially through Labor Day, as...