Woman Says Stranger Followed Her to Head Start
A Portsmouth mom says a stranger in a white pickup has shown up around her more than once — including ...
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Busted! 10/06/26 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio – Scioto County Mugshots
The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 178 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent...
Fight Over Gas Pump Ends With Punch, Assault Charge
A disagreement over who was blocking a gas pump escalated into a physical confrontation that left one man facing an...
$562 Grocery Heist Ditched Behind Church
A man pushing a buggy loaded with groceries from Kroger apparently decided he didn’t want to finish the trip. Portsmouth...
How Online Casinos Ensure the Security of Their Players
The first things that might come to mind when thinking about online casinos on browsers or mobile apps like betway...
Suspected Overdose, Mystery Powder Alarm Nursing Home
Management at a Portsmouth nursing home called police Tuesday afternoon after a visitor appeared to be overdosing inside the facility....
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KIdnap, Assault Charges Land Repeat Offender in Jail
A Scioto County man with a lengthy criminal history is back behind bars, this time facing a new list of serious charges that includes kidnapping, abduction, aggravated vehicular assault, and failure to comply with police. Justin Bostwick was booked into...
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Busted! 10/05/26 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio – Scioto County Mugshots
The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 182 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent...
Phone Fight at Super 8
A relationship dispute at the Super 8 on U.S. 23 turned into a call for Scioto County deputies Saturday after...
Dog Shot, Neighbors Threaten Fight
A Taylor Hill Road dog dispute exploded into a much bigger problem Sunday evening after a woman told Scioto County...
How to Fix Peeling Paint and Stop It From Coming Back
The short answer to how to fix peeling paint: deal with the cause first, which is almost always moisture or...
Neighbor Feud Ends With Loaded Shotgun, Arrest
An ongoing dispute between neighbors escalated when one man allegedly came outside carrying a shotgun — and deputies say the...
How Better Care Coordination Supports Infusion Patients
Infusion therapy can involve medication review, insurance approval, laboratory testing, delivery arrangements, nursing visits, and ongoing assessment. Patients may receive...
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$574K Crack Bust in Scioto County
A Sunday evening traffic stop on State Route 823 turned into a major drug bust after investigators say troopers found more than 12 pounds of suspected crack cocaine inside a vehicle. And one of the two people arrested has been...
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Narcan Call at Portsmouth Cinemas
Portsmouth police and EMS handled two possible overdose calls within a couple of hours. The first started at Portsmouth Cinema...
Friday Night Fight Draws Deputies
A Friday night football game at Minford High School came with a little extra action off the field after deputies...
How Does a Thumbtack Auto Responder Save Time?
You know how it goes. A new Thumbtack lead comes in while you are driving to a job, talking...
Two Wild Midnight Police Chases
Portsmouth police barely had time to catch their breath after one suspect took off on foot before another driver decided...
Fire Department Ousts Two Members — Donated Laptop Comes Back Wiped
A woman who donated a laptop to a volunteer fire department says it came back with its memory erased after...
“Spaced Out” Man Wanders Into Traffic
A man who had prompted several calls to deputies over two days was arrested after an officer found him standing...
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