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NFL Wild Card Sunday is one of the most anticipated days in the football calendar, as the intensity of playoff season reaches fever pitch. Teams are battling for survival with every play being the difference between progressing and going back home. For the fans, this is not just a time...

As the NFL Wild Card Weekend continues, Sunday is not one to disappoint either as it promises to carry on with the momentum that began the NFL Wild Card Weekend on Saturday. With three games to catch, there is a lot to look out for. The three NFL games playing...

Portsmouth Police took two parolees into custody, including a convicted sex offender, at a Summit Street residence just after 2 pm after a parole officer asked for assistance serving a warrant.   Officers detained two men and called for an ambulance for one of them. Police booked David Evans and...

A concerned mental health professional called 911 to report a resident of a local homeless shelter had told them “he might do something bad” and that “he has a bunch of pills her could take.”   They said the man was upset over issues with his prescription services. Officers headed to...

Portsmouth Police responded to a report that a gun was pulled after a road rage incident on 8th Street.   A caller said a red van crashed into his car and ripped off the door, and now there was a fight in progress.   A few minutes later, another caller said a...

Officers took a man into custody for domestic violence and strangulation after a woman reported a terrifying assault.   A woman told officers her boyfriend woke her up around 1:30 am screaming at her. She asked him to leave, and he began to hit her and spit on her.   She said...

A suspect who decided it was a good idea to run from cops ended up in the hospital after a domestic incident on Summit Street.   Portsmouth Police responded to a home in the 1300 block after callers reported a woman screaming for help.  When police responded, a suspect took off...

The owner of a Winchester Avenue house called 911 at 8 am to say he thought someone was inside his vacant property. He told officers he had the place boarded up but saw footprints leading into the home.  Officers searched the property and took two men into custody. Police were...

A man asked Portsmouth Police to meet up with him at Speedway to report a violent domestic incident.   He said his wife had punched him in the face the night before, and he feared she was using drugs around their children.   When officers arrived, he told them she was mad...

On January 11, 1974, the United States House of Representatives approved a resolution to begin a formal impeachment inquiry against President Richard Nixon. The vote marked a pivotal moment in the Watergate scandal, a political crisis that had gripped the nation since the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters...

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The NFL Wild Card Weekend is here, and it promises electrifying matchups that will have fans and bettors on the edge of their seats as they watch the 12 teams battle it out on the field in 6 matches. What better way to amplify the thrill that comes with it...

With Wild Card Weekend—where the journey to the Super Bowl begins—here with us, you can kickstart the NFL playoffs with a bang. This Saturday will set the stage for intense matchups, with teams competing in a single-elimination tournament, each eyeing the ultimate glory. Each game promises a riveting play that...

Scioto County Sheriff's Deputies went hunting for shoplifters after employees at the Wheelersburg Kroger said a couple left the store without paying for merchandise. They said he was driving a white Ford with a handicap plate and gave officers the tag number.   Deputies headed to the house that matched the...

A concerned Lick Run Lyra Road neighbor called 911 to ask for a welfare check for a neighbor. He said her family hadn't heard from her. He'd knocked on the door but didn't get an answer.  He also said the woman had a small dog inside.  When deputies arrived, they...

Portsmouth Police responded to 30 reports involving dog bites in 2024, and the dogs don't seem to be slowing down in the new year.   Just after 1 am, police and EMS headed to High Street after a call that a teenager was attacked by a dog.   Police contacted the Portsmouth...

Cold weather always brings dangers of accidents involving heaters, and a child was injured after an incident on Slab Run Road just before 7 pm.   A caller contacted 911 to say a garage propane heater caught fire at a home, and a child was burned. The child's mother was headed...

A couple who tried to help a man struggling with addiction were rewarded for their efforts by having the troubled man shoot up their camper.   A woman called 911 at 2 am to report that a man was outside her camper threatening to fight her and her boyfriend. When the...

Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 14 responded to a two-vehicle collision on US 23 near Crider Road in Boyd County. The crash occurred on January 10, 2025, at approximately 08:46 A.M. The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2021 Jeep Gladiator, operated by Henry Birchfield, 59, was traveling north on US-23...

Scioto County Sheriff's Deputies came to the aid of a couple caught out in the cold just after midnight.   The pair were walking on the side of Houston Hollow Long Road, attempting to get to a friend's house next to Gham's in Lucasville. They said the heat was out at...