Scioto Hounds Delivers Food, Vaccines, and Hope for Scioto County Dogs
SCIOTO COUNTY, OH — For months, headlines surrounding the Scioto County Dog Shelter have focused on controversy, overcrowding, staffing issues, ...
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Data Center Ban Won’t Be on Ohio Ballot as Franklin Furnace Project Moves Forward
As plans continue moving ahead for Google's proposed data center campus in Franklin Furnace, efforts to place a statewide data...
Pulled Over Again: Repeat Unlicensed Driver Lands Back in Court
A routine traffic stop at 6th Street and Broadway ended with a Portsmouth man in jail, his vehicle impounded, and...
Drugs Hidden in Underwear Turn Routine Booking Into New Felony Case
What should have been a routine trip through the booking process quickly became a much bigger problem when jail staff...
Cat Fight on Second Street Ends With Police Warning
A disagreement over a dog, a stray cat, and some heated words brought Portsmouth police into the middle of a...
Busted! 06/22/26 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio – Scioto County Mugshots
The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 174 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent...
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GENE MEADOWS FACES REMOVAL REVIEW AS EXTERNAL PROBE REVEALS MASSIVE TRAFFICKING TIES AND WITNESS TAMPERING
Jackson County Common Pleas Court Magistrate Gene N. Meadows is currently at the center of a deepening legal crisis as he faces a judicial removal review and a multi-agency federal investigation into his alleged ties to a massive human trafficking...
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Fake Bank Letter, New Cars and a Missing Wire Transfer: Alleged $700,000 Fraud Scheme Unravels
What looked like a dream shopping spree quickly turned into a forgery investigation after bank officials discovered that a document...
Rabies Confirmed in Southern Ohio After Animal Tests Positive
Health officials are warning residents to use caution around wildlife after a rabid animal was recently discovered in Southern Ohio....
Why Were Three Vehicles Following a Bus Passenger Through Southern Ohio?
A late-night call to Portsmouth police sounded more like the opening scene of a thriller than a routine police report....
Kentucky Chase Ends in Portsmouth Foot Pursuit, Two Arrested
A police chase that started across the river in Kentucky ended with a foot pursuit through Portsmouth neighborhoods, two arrests,...
Scooby-Doo Mask, Imaginary Hostage Situation and a Taser: Neighborhood Drama Ends in Arrest
A bizarre series of events that began with a woman allegedly wandering the neighborhood in a Scooby-Doo mask ended with...
Kids Removed from Filthy Home After Domestic Call
What began as a report of domestic violence ended with Children's Services removing two children from a home after officers...
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Family Fears Man Is Dead After Troubled Homeless Woman Sparks Chaos Across Portsmouth
A bizarre chain of events involving a troubled homeless woman sent Portsmouth police searching a home, forcing entry into a residence, responding to multiple disturbance calls, and once again highlighting the challenges posed by untreated mental illness on the streets....
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What Dirty Fuel Is Doing to Your Engine
Dirty fuel can quietly damage your vehicle’s engine and drain your wallet. Learn the warning signs of contaminated fuel and...
3 Family Members Indicted for Gross Abuse of a Corpse
More than two years after a Portsmouth-area woman died from an overdose, a Scioto County Grand Jury has indicted three...
Busted! 06/19/26 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio – Scioto County Mugshots
The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 163 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent...
Portsmouth Police Busy With Wandering, Warrants, and Public Nudity Complaints
Portsmouth Police Busy With Wandering, Warrants, and Public Nudity Complaints Portsmouth police spent much of the morning responding to a...
Van Smashes Into Cars, Driver Ends Up in Jail With ICE Hold
A late-night crash involving multiple parked vehicles on Charles Street ended with a Portsmouth man in jail, an interpreter being...
18 Years for Repeat Violent Offender in Brutal Rolling Domestic Violence Case
A Scioto County jury has found a West Portsmouth man guilty of kidnapping and felonious assault after prosecutors said he...
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