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A man on a moped was rushed to the hospital after being hit by a truck Friday afternoon. It happened on Maple Avenue, when a truck turning into CAS Tech, struck the moped. The man on the moped was not wearing a helmet, but police say he does not appear to have life threatening injuries. […]

The decision to install red light cameras in Zanesville has not been made, but Thursday afternoon city officials met with representatives from two camera system companies. The systems catch traffic violators in action, with technology placed at accident prone streets that will take pictures and video as violations occur. Both Redflex and Gatso representatives say […]

This week’s most wanted suspect is accused of passing bad checks. Michael Wayne Wise Sr. is wanted by the Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office for 12 counts of passing bad checks. Wise is 5’10” and 155 lbs. He has a scar near his left eye and one on both legs and he has several tattoos. He […]

Usually EMTs care for the sick, transport them to the hospital, but Thursday afternoon it was quite a different story. Two emergency responders were the ones being transported. Harrison Township EMT Rick Bennett and his partner were responding to an ill female on Old River Road when Bennett says the woman became combative and kicked […]

Authorities arrested three men after discovering a methamphetamine lab in Perry County Wednesday afternoon. Law enforcement was attempting to locate a wanted person at 3530 Reading Township Road 123 in Junction City, when they smelled a strong chemical odor coming from an RV parked in the driveway. According to a press release, Sergeant Kevin Starrett […]

More trouble surrounds the 18-year old accused of shooting a Zanesville Police Officer and his K-9 partner. According to Police Chief Eric Lambes, Dominick Conley assaulted a jailer Tuesday afternoon, after refusing to wear assigned jail clothing. Lambes said it was a minor attack, and will not likely result in additional charges. Conley faces 11 […]

The Zanesville fugitive suspected of murder, waived his extradition hearing Friday. 23-year old James McCrae will be transported back to Muskingum County after waiving extradition, according to Mary Beth Myers of the Wood County Circuit Clerks Office. Authorities discovered McCrae in Vienna, West Virginia on Wednesday. Several law enforcement agencies in Vienna worked to apprehend […]

Police in West Virginia arrested a local fugitive wanted for murder Wednesday night. Authorities arrested 23-year old James McCrae in Vienna, West Virginia, according to Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz. Several law enforcement agencies in Vienna worked to apprehend McCrae, who was taken into custody without incident. He’s being held in the Wood County Holding […]

Four people were tied up and robbed at gunpoint during a home invasion, now investigators are searching for clues. Perry County Sheriff officials say on August 13th three masked men broke into a North Somerset duplex, where Joshua and Sherry Noll live. According to authorities, the two were taken at gunpoint to the other side […]

Two men were reportedly badly burned after lightning struck in the backyard of a Crooksville home. Officials with the Perry County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that two are receiving medical attention due to lightning, but would not give specifics. A man who identified himself over the phone as Sean Booth, a relative of the two, says […]