Claim Your Share: Ohio Property Tax Relief
For years, folks across our corner of Ohio have watched property tax bills climb while their paychecks and Social Security ...
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Nancy Guthrie: Search Moves to Arizona Border
Investigative efforts into the kidnapping of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie reached a fever pitch on Tuesday as authorities conducted a court-authorized search in the town...
Busted! 02/11/26 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio – Scioto County Mugshots
The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 161 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent...
Fresh Out on Parole — Back Behind Bars: 27-Year-Old Rack Ups New Charges Across Two Counties
Just months after being released from prison, a 27-year-old man is already piling up a long list of new charges — and new jail...
Facebook Dating Turns Frightening: Woman Calls 911 After Online Match Threatens to Shoot Her
A Portsmouth woman dialed 911 after receiving a chilling threat from a man she met through Facebook Dating, telling police the...
Children Call 911 After Finding Father Passed Out Drunk, Police Take Man Into Custody
Portsmouth Police were called to a home just before 1 p.m. after children inside the residence dialed 911, reporting that...
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Tragic Discovery: Man Found Dead Under Tree at River Terminal
A quiet afternoon at the Conley River Terminal turned tragic just before 2 p.m. after railroad police reported a man lying beneath a tree. Officers were dispatched to the scene after Norfolk Southern Railroad Police alerted authorities about what initially appeared to be a man sleeping outside. When...
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“They Injected Me With Fentanyl”: Officers Called to Speedway for Assault Complaint
Portsmouth Police dealt with two separate incidents tied to mental health and substance-related distress, both highlighting how quickly panic, paranoia, and...
Drunk, Stranded, and Dialing 911: Wheelersburg Night Spirals Into Hours-Long Standoff
What began as a late-night visit between two people who’d both been drinking unraveled into a confusing, hours-long series of 911 calls that...
Left Out in the Cold: Teen Finds Shelter at Convenience Store After Foster Family Kicks Him Out
A 17-year-old boy spent days without a home after he says his foster family kicked him out—ending up seeking help...
Fatal West Portsmouth Fire: Terrifying 911 Call Reports Trapped Resident as Home Goes Up in Flames
Firefighters and sheriff’s deputies raced to a chaotic and heartbreaking scene in West Portsmouth after a frantic 911 call came...
Gunfire on Pollock Road: McDermott Man Charged After Claiming He Shot an Intruder
A tense early-morning 911 call about shots fired in McDermott ended with a 22-year-old man behind bars — and investigators...
Cell, Book & Candle: From Rehab to Jail After Lucasville Candle Chaos
A tense 911 call over a burning candle turned into a domestic violence arrest after Scioto County Sheriff’s Deputies were...
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EDITOR'S SPOTLIGHT
Isolation Returned Without Warning
For more than two weeks, southern Ohio has been trapped in a familiar kind of stillness. Snow, ice, bitter cold, gray skies that never seem to lift. Roads empty earlier than usual. Conversations shortened. Plans postponed. People retreating inward—not because...
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Tips for Promoting Your Trade Show Booth on Social Media
Get people talking before the event starts. These social media tips will help you drive real attention to your trade...
New Murder Indictments Tied to Bar Shooting
We now have new court documents shedding light on the aggravated murder case against Darius Herron, who remains jailed in Scioto County on...
Overdose Call Turns Fatal as EMS Fights to Save Man Found With Syringe
It began with a frantic attempt to revive someone who had stopped breathing — and ended with investigators sealing off...
Loan He Never Took Out, Money Gone: Local Man Says Old Account Was Hijacked
A Scioto County man walked into the Sheriff’s Office after discovering something alarming in his inbox: an email confirming a $5,090...
“The Dog Is Bleeding!” Neighbors Call 911—But Officers Hit a Legal Wall on Farley Court
Concerned neighbors on Farley Court dialed 911 around 9:15 p.m. after reporting that a next-door resident had locked a dog outside and that the...
Out of Jail and Back on the Streets
Officers were called to the intersection of Robinson Avenue and Clay Street after reports that an elderly man kept slipping on the ice,...
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