Closing arguments happened Thursday in Jacob McDonald's trial. Defense attorney Chris Brigdon called on a crash reconstruction expert and a digital analyst to testify in McDonald's trial in Licking County.

Jacob McDonald, 61, is charged with 26 counts, including aggravated vehicular homicide. McDonald allegedly caused a 2023 bus crash on I-70 in Licking County that killed six people traveling from Tuscarawas County to Columbus.

Jacob McDonald, 61, is charged with 15 felonies and several misdemeanor assault charges in Licking County. A fiery crash killed six people in 2023 traveling from Tuscarawas County to Columbus.

A Tuscarawas County foundation has received more than $700,000 to support the survivors and families of the victims of November鈥檚 multiple-vehicle crash involving a bus carrying students from Tuscarawas Valley Local Schools.

The report states the crash happened because the semi at the rear of the line of vehicles was following too closely when the vehicles in front of it braked, causing a chain reaction crash involving five vehicles.

Funerals for the victims killed in the crash will take place Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday. The district will take a longer Thanksgiving break from Nov. 20 to Nov. 27.

The bus was carrying the students and chaperones to an Ohio School Boards Association conference in Columbus, Tuscarawas Valley Superintendent Derek Varansky said.

An emergency room doctor at Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital in Dover is hopeful his staff can manage this winter鈥檚 coronavirus surge. The Tuscarawas鈥�

Tuscarawas County and Franklin County are both on the state's watch list for severe exposure and spread of COVID-19. Next week, the counties might move up鈥�

Ohio officials say a horse was put down after contracting West Nile virus in the state's first confirmed equestrian case this year.The Ohio Department of鈥�