25 Dogs Found in Hoarding Case — Already-Strained Shelter Gets Flooded
An already-strained Scioto County Dog Shelter was hit with the kind of case that can overwhelm even a well-staffed facility ...
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Child Threat Sends Deputies Searching
A Green Township man called Scioto County deputies after coming home to find several belongings missing — then reported something...
Water Shutoff Sparks Shooting Threat
A routine water shutoff in West Portsmouth turned into a police call after a city worker said a man cut...
Homeless Man Accused of Chasing Kids Arrested
Farley Square neighbors called 911 Thursday evening with a creepy complaint: a man had allegedly been chasing children around the...
Domestic Call Turns Into Double Drug Bust
Scioto County deputies headed to Riddlebarger Road Thursday afternoon for what sounded like an active domestic violence call involving a...
Pants Down, Pal Passed Out at Kroger
Kroger employees on Gay Street called Portsmouth police Friday afternoon after a bathroom situation went from weird to worrying. One...
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Shawnee State Names New Dean as University Prepares for Big Changes
There's a lot happening at Shawnee State University these days, from plans to bring football to Portsmouth and restore Spartan Stadium to new leadership appointments aimed at strengthening the university's academic programs. The latest addition is Dr. Ashley Carlson, who...
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Romantic First Date Spots in Portsmouth for New Couples
Roy Rogers is painted on the floodwall in Portsmouth, Ohio, on the same stretch of concrete as Hopewell mound builders...
Shawnee State Names New Dean as University Prepares for Big Changes
There's a lot happening at Shawnee State University these days, from plans to bring football to Portsmouth and restore Spartan...
Armed Man With Dementia Finally Taken for Evaluation
Portsmouth police have been called to the same Blue Rock Drive home again and again in recent weeks, each time...
Man With Knife Chases Child Into Home
A frightening call on Kentland Avenue brought Portsmouth police and EMS to a home Wednesday evening after a father reported...
Domestic Fight Ends With Both Parents Arrested
A late-night domestic call ended with both parents in handcuffs, a child going home with a relative, and protection orders...
What Patients Should Know About Legal Claims Involving Medical Care
Most people meet the legal side of medicine by accident. You are reading reviews before booking a consultation, or half...
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Armed Man With Dementia Finally Taken for Evaluation
Portsmouth police have been called to the same Blue Rock Drive home again and again in recent weeks, each time with the same troubling mix of confusion, suspected break-ins, and guns. This time, things escalated far enough that the man...
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Man Says Someone Shot at Him Near Cemetery
A late-night stop at Burger King turned into a shooting investigation after a man told Portsmouth police someone had fired...
Thieves Hit Storage Units — Locks Cut, Catalytic Converter Gone
Deputies investigated two storage-facility thefts on the same day, including units with locks cut and a truck stripped of valuable...
Bryan Davis Begins 30-Month Ohio Prison Sentence
Former Scioto County Commissioner Bryan Davis is now officially in the Ohio prison system. Davis was admitted to the Ohio...
Creepy Note, Mystery Drone Spook Woman
A Harding Avenue woman who had already reported receiving a note saying someone was watching her got another unsettling surprise...
Three Busted in Midnight Speedway Stop
A traffic stop at the Speedway on Gallia Street turned into a three-person arrest just after midnight Wednesday. Portsmouth police...
Homeless Man Indicted for Attempted Murder, Arson
A Portsmouth fire case that has already spent nearly a year winding through competency hearings, a state psychiatric hospital, and...
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