A 20-year-old man wanted by ICE is facing charges in Tuscarawas County where Dover police say he robbed a person at knifepoint.  Erick Carrion Padilla is in the Tuscarawas County Jail, where he will remain even if he posts a $75,000 bond because he faces federal...

Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Central Ohio is giving examples of the kids on its waiting list hoping to be paired up with mentors and their diverse interests. Director of marketing and recruitment Olivia Scally says the agency has a “waiting littles”...

Advocates are telling victims and survivors that help is available and that they are not alone as part of the messaging for human trafficking awareness month in January.  COMPASS victim advocate supervisor Melanie Anderson says human trafficking—especially...

Tuscarawas Valley Local School superintendent provides state of the district address at January meeting.Derek Varansky says the update gives an understanding of where the district is currently in their three-year plan."This plan came out this past fall....

New Philadelphia’s mayor is looking forward to a busy 2026, with several government and commercial projects that started last year set for completion in the new year.  On the city side, that includes the downtown quadrant redesign and restrooms and a pavilion at the...

The New Philadelphia Police Department says it has released body cam footage in the spirit of transparency of what it described as a wanted suspect who wrestled a gun from an officer and fired a round at him.              The video – which comes with the warning of...

Tusky Valley is proposing a $5 million upgrade to its stadium after completing a $2 million turf project last year. Superintendent Derek Varansky says the latest proposal is still a few years down the road, and the School Board has not allocated any funds to it.  The...

A New Philadelphia police detective narrowly escaped injury Wednesday morning after a suspect allegedly grabbed the officer’s firearm and discharged it during a struggle behind an apartment complex on East High Avenue near the airport. Captain Rocky Dusenberry said...

A zoning change to stimulate economic development beyond the Blue Bell Drive area earned the full support of City Council Monday night.  Council unanimously agreed to rezone 153 parcels along West High Avenue and add them to the regional business district that...

An 82-year-old died in a two-vehicle crash out of Carroll County. Ohio State Highway Patrol's New Philadelphia Post responded Tuesday, at 5:47pm, to County Road 54. The investigation determined a 2009 Honda Fit was northwest when it crossed the center line and struck...