Things got heated at the Speedway on Gallia Street in the early-morning hours when a family argument in the parking lot turned into a police takedown. “He Threatened Me with a Machete!” Just before 1:40 a.m., Portsmouth Police rushed to the gas station after a terrified woman called 911, claiming her son had threatened her with a machete. But when officers arrived, the […]
A subscription to SCDN is required to continue reading this post and will also remove national ads. Click here to support our community and become a subscriber for less than $1/week. If you already have an account, login here.
We are a grassroots team of local journalists on a mission to give our community up-to-the-second news and events for Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Western West Virginia. We believe progress inspires change and we believe our reporting has become the front-lines of Portsmouth, Ohio's comeback.
© 2025 Scioto County Daily News. All Rights Reserved.