Toddler Overdose Scare Sends Deputies to Apartment—Woman Arrested on Drug Charges
A report of a possible toddler overdose at Southern Ohio Medical Center sent deputies rushing to track down what happened—and ...
Read moreDetailsA report of a possible toddler overdose at Southern Ohio Medical Center sent deputies rushing to track down what happened—and ...
Read moreDetailsWhat started with kids yelling insults quickly escalated into damaged vehicles — and a situation that didn’t end when everyone ...
Read moreDetailsDear Dirty Hippies, 'Sorry About That' Somewhere out there in Scioto County, Ohio, there are some former flower children who ...
Read moreDetailsDiana Lee (Copas) Maple, 66, of West Portsmouth, Ohio, passed away on April 1, 2026, at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth, ...
Read moreDetailsThey made it all the way to the exit — but they weren’t leaving unnoticed. What looked like a normal ...
Read moreDetailsTwo juveniles slipped away from a group home early in the morning — but their escape didn’t last long. Before ...
Read moreDetailsLess than a year after his last OVI case, a Portsmouth man is back in trouble—this time with even higher ...
Read moreDetailsA child safety check in Portsmouth quickly escalated after a mother refused to cooperate with Child Protective Services and left ...
Read moreDetailsA smack in the mouth, a 911 call, and a whole lot of side-eye from a witness—what started as a ...
Read moreDetailsJames “Jim” Michael Bailey, 80, of Portsmouth, OH, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, March ...
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