Where Did the Paving Money Go? Portsmouth Spent $2.39 Million on Streets in Four Years
As Portsmouth leaders prepare to place a renewal of the city’s street paving levy on the November ballot, one reader ...
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SLUMPED OVER IN RUNNING CAR AT REHAB FACILITY ENDS IN OVI ARREST
A call about a woman passed out in a running vehicle led to an arrest in Portsmouth. Officers were sent...
Missed Payments, Lost Property — Storage Unit Cleared Out After Past-Due Notices Ignored
What started as falling behind on a monthly bill ended with everything inside a storage unit gone. A woman came...
Fight Inside Rehab Leaves Man in ICU — Deputies Say Video Shows Sudden Blow
What was first reported as a medical emergency is now being investigated as a violent assault that left a man...
HOT DOGS IN THE HOODIE, BOOZE IN THE BATHROOM — SHOPLIFT HEADACHES HIT LOCAL STORES
Two Portsmouth stores dealt with suspected theft calls involving some very different grab-and-go choices. The first call came from Family...
Man Busted After Dog Left Locked in Car at Kroger
A call about a dog in danger at a Wheelersburg Kroger quickly turned into an arrest. Deputies were sent after...
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“THEY’RE CHASING ME!” — NIGHT OF 911 CALLS TURNS INTO HIGH-SPEED SCARE IN SOUTH WEBSTER
A suspicious vehicle call quickly spiraled into a chaotic night of 911 calls, a high-speed drive, and a whole lot of confusion. It started when a caller reported a vehicle pulling into an elderly couple’s driveway in South Webster. The...
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GUNS FLASHED AT BANNON PARK, KNIFE THROWN IN TRACY PARK — WILD DAY IN PORTSMOUTH PARKS
A pair of strange and unsettling calls kept Portsmouth police busy after weapons complaints at two local parks. Just after...
Spelling Homework Argument Ends with Two Parents in Handcuffs
Lawrence County, Ohio - What started as a simple homework question quickly turned into a domestic dispute that left both...
“THEY’RE CHASING ME!” — NIGHT OF 911 CALLS TURNS INTO HIGH-SPEED SCARE IN SOUTH WEBSTER
A suspicious vehicle call quickly spiraled into a chaotic night of 911 calls, a high-speed drive, and a whole lot...
BODY FOUND ON 5TH STREET, CORONER CALLED TO SCENE
A grim discovery brought emergency crews and police to Portsmouth. EMS was first called to 5th Street for a report...
Copper Heist Leaves School Without Water — Intruder Cuts Lines in Overnight Break-In
Staff showed up expecting a normal workday — instead, they found the building without water and signs someone had been...
GRAVE ROBBERY? FLOWERS VANISH FROM MULTIPLE GRAVES AT MINFORD CEMETERY
Families in Minford are showing up to visit loved ones—and finding the flowers gone. Deputies were called to Bennett Cemetery...
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“THEY’RE TRYING TO KILL ME” — Nursing Home Patient Begs for Help at Kroger
It sounded serious at first. Officers were called to Kroger on Gay Street after an employee reported a man had wheeled himself over from a nearby nursing home asking for help. When officers spoke with him, he initially said people...
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CHILD’S 911 CALL LEADS TO DUAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARRESTS
A call from a child in the middle of the night set off a fast response—and ended with both parents...
Vape Detector Tattles — Middle School Student Busted With THC at School
What started as a routine alert inside a school restroom quickly turned into a drug violation that landed a student...
Barking Dogs Spark Repeat Calls — Deputies Back Again for Ongoing Noise Complaints
It wasn’t sirens or shouting this time — just barking. But for one resident, it’s been constant enough to keep...
HE SAID HE’D KILL EVERYONE” — LATE-NIGHT CLERK LOCKS DOWN STORE DURING SCARE
It’s the kind of call no overnight clerk ever wants to make. Just after 1 a.m., employees at the Lucasville...
Woman Bit by German Shepherd at Campground — Another Dog Call as System Stays Stretched
MCDERMOTT, OH — Another dog-related incident is adding to the growing list of calls across Scioto County as officials continue...
Busted! 04/27/26 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio – Scioto County Mugshots
The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 171 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent...
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