The Strasburg man who engaged Sheriff’s deputies in a 6-hour standoff and allegedly pointed a gun at his 3-year-old daughter’s head has been formally charged with four felonies.45-year-old James A. Copeland faces two counts of kidnapping with firearms...

The 35-year-old Guatemalan immigrant who took a young girl from Georgia to Dover to be his girlfriend will be sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to rape and other charges.Antonio Agustin is scheduled to be sentenced on two counts of rape, one count of...

A Strasburg man is in jail following a six-hour standoff with Tuscarawas County Sheriff deputies.Monday afternoon, at around 3:30pm, deputies responded to 26 Haswell Circle to serve a protection order on an individual at the apartment. Part of the order...

New Philadelphia City leaders are conducting business with heavy hearts following the unexpected death of longtime Safety Director Greg Popham.Council President Don Kemp started off Monday's council meeting with the announcement of Popham passing away...

Newcomerstown’s mayor believes the fluctuating temperatures are to blame for the water line break that forced the village to shut off the water twice.It’s back on in Newcomertown as of about 3 p.m. Saturday, and a boil alert was lifted Sunday afternoon....

Tuscarawas Central Catholic has started the final fundraising push of its seven million dollar campaign to renovate the 55-year-old junior and senior high school and its athletic facilities in New Philadelphia.The “Building on Excellence” campaign aims to...

A new director is in charge of the Tuscarawas County Board of Elections.Brian Swartzwelder says a reorganizational meeting was held Thursday.BOE Director "The board motioned to make me the director and then they made a motion to make Mark Waltz the...

Uhrichsville firefighters responded to a detached garage fire Wednesday morning.Chief Justin Edwards says it was in the 100 block of South lake Street, and discovered by the owner shortly before 6am.It was not a total loss."The fire showed through an open...

Uhrichsville council is considering a contract for gas and electric as concerns over electric supply were relayed.Joe Garrett, with Trebel, says cost increases are looming with demand outweighing supply."The prices are going up June 1st across all utility...

An in-home camera system might have saved a house and the pets inside from a Wednesday morning fire near Gnadenhutten.Arrowhead Joint Fire District Chief Steven Wright says the homeowner received a notification on their cell phone from their camera...