$500 Repeat Mowing Fee Proposed for Portsmouth Tall Grass Crackdown
Portsmouth property owners could face a $200 first-hour cleanup charge, $100 for each additional hour, a $500 fee for repeat ...
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Lewd Behavior Complaints Trouble Bonser Avenue
Portsmouth police were called to Bonser Avenue after a woman reported seeing a man masturbating in a vehicle with the...
Jail Booking Surprise: “It’s Only Fentanyl”
A routine booking at the county jail turned into a drug investigation after deputies say an inmate attempted to conceal...
Car Break-Ins Hit County Road — Thieves Take Gun From Truck
A string of overnight vehicle break-ins left residents dealing with damaged vehicles, stolen property, and a reminder from deputies: your...
Orbeez Gun Call Ends With Warning for Wayne Hills Kids
Portsmouth police were called to Wayne Hills around 6:30 p.m. after someone reported that young children were outside playing with...
Why Do Humans Long for a Better World?
Throughout history, people have imagined a future free from conflict, injustice and suffering. Whether described as paradise, a golden age...
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Indecent Exposure Reports Trouble Portsmouth Police
Portsmouth police handled two separate reports of inappropriate behavior in public, including one involving a man in a vehicle and another involving concern about children in Tracy Park. In the first incident, a woman reported seeing a man in a...
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Teen Targeted in Sextortion Scam
An area family is warning others after a teenager became the latest victim of a fast-growing online scam that has...
Loose Pit Bull Leaves Elderly Woman Afraid Inside Her Home
An elderly woman says she feared for her safety after a neighbor’s loose dog tore through her trash and lunged...
$500 Repeat Mowing Fee Proposed for Portsmouth Tall Grass Crackdown
Portsmouth property owners could face a $200 first-hour cleanup charge, $100 for each additional hour, a $500 fee for repeat...
Indecent Exposure Reports Trouble Portsmouth Police
Portsmouth police handled two separate reports of inappropriate behavior in public, including one involving a man in a vehicle and...
Fatal Overdose Call Sends Portsmouth Medics to New Boston
Portsmouth police and firefighters responded to New Boston just after 4 a.m. for a mutual aid call involving an overdose...
How Simple Mistakes Compound on a Construction Site
Simple mistakes can create major delays and safety risks on construction sites. Learn how better communication and quality control keep...
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Lucasville Mom, Boyfriend Indicted After Child Suffers Skull Fracture, Brain Bleed
A Scioto County grand jury has indicted a Lucasville mother and her live-in boyfriend on seven child endangering counts each in a case involving serious alleged injuries to a child, including two black eyes, a skull fracture, bleeding around the...
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PPD Investigates Car Break Ins
Portsmouth police handled several overnight calls involving suspicious activity around vehicles, including a possible attempted break-in, people lurking around garages,...
Woman Accused of Attacking Nurses at KDMC
Portsmouth police responded to King’s Daughters Medical Center after a report that a woman was attacking nurses. Officers responded to...
Discharged From Hospital, Stranded in Portsmouth
A man called 911 from the area of 25th Street and Grandview Avenue around 11 a.m. because he said he...
Busted! 07/24/26 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio – Scioto County Mugshots
The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 181 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent...
Who Killed Catty? Family Seeks Answers Nearly a Year After Caterina Mooney Disappeared
Nearly a year after Caterina Mooney was reported missing from Lawrence County, investigators and her family are still looking for...
Mom Says Ex Hit Her With SUV During Child Custody Exchange
A routine child custody exchange turned into a criminal investigation after a woman told deputies her ex-boyfriend struck her with...
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