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 ...
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Tenant Says Landlord Terrorized Her—Deputies Make Arrest
A woman told deputies she was too frightened to answer her own front door after her landlord allegedly kept showing...
Burg Man Says Pot-Smoking Neighbors Threatened to Kill Him
A Wheelersburg man called 911 around 2 a.m. after he said several people smoking marijuana down the street came onto...
Fire Chief, Safety Officer Caught in Firehouse Axe Meltdown
A disagreement over chainsaw safety at a volunteer fire department didn't end when the emergency call was over. According to...
Pets on the Loose in Portsmouth
Portsmouth police handled back-to-back pet complaints, including one involving an ongoing neighborhood dispute over dogs and cats reportedly getting into...
Shoplifter Hits Walmart Twice in One Day
Some shoppers hunt for bargains. According to deputies, one woman allegedly decided to make her own. A woman is accused...
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Three Years Later, McLaughlin Road Triple Murder Still Unsolved
Three years after Heather James, 45; Pete “O’Brian” Eldridge, 35; and James “Jay” Andronis, 68, were found dead on a remote Scioto County property, the McLaughlin Road triple homicide remains unsolved. SCDN reached out to Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman...
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Three Years Later, McLaughlin Road Triple Murder Still Unsolved
Three years after Heather James, 45; Pete “O’Brian” Eldridge, 35; and James “Jay” Andronis, 68, were found dead on a...
17 New Scioto County Grand Jury Indictments
Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor, announced that the Scioto County Grand Jury met and returned 17 Public Indictments. An...
Leaking Pool Floods Neighbor’s Yard
Portsmouth police responded to High Street after a woman reported that a neighbor’s above-ground pool appeared to be leaking water...
Busted! 07/21/26 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...
Driver Runs From Cops – Gets Off Easy
A speeding driver who kept going after Portsmouth police tried to pull them over appears to have gotten off with...
Death Threats at Pot Farm
What started as a disagreement over how to harvest marijuana plants quickly escalated into alleged death threats, employees separating co-workers,...
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Davis Pleads Guilty to 3 Felony Charges in Corruption Case
After nearly two years of court hearings, delays, and speculation, Scioto County Commissioner Bryan Davis pleaded guilty Monday to three felony charges stemming from Ohio's public corruption investigation into Scioto County government. Davis entered guilty pleas in Scioto County Common...
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Baby Deer in the Backseat
A woman who tried to help an injured baby deer ended up flagging down Scioto County sheriff’s deputies at the...
Family Party Ends With Bite, Brawl, and Jail Booking
What was supposed to be a family celebration ended with deputies reviewing cellphone video, one man nursing a bite wound,...
Davis Pleads Guilty to 3 Felony Charges in Corruption Case
After nearly two years of court hearings, delays, and speculation, Scioto County Commissioner Bryan Davis pleaded guilty Monday to three...
Stranger at the Door After Midnight Gets Ride to Rehab
Scioto County sheriff’s deputies handled two unusual calls that ended not with arrests, but with people getting rides to safer...
🐕 Trapped by Dogs, Abandoned Pit Bull, and More Calls as Animal Control Struggles Continue
SCIOTO COUNTY, OH — As the Scioto County Dog Warden's Office continues dealing with staffing shortages and recent resignations, deputies...
Coroner Investigates Mysterious Death After Neighbor Makes Grim Discovery
What began as a simple welfare check ended with deputies, the coroner, firefighters, and investigators spending hours piecing together the...
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