Calm Under Pressure: Deputies Talk Armed Man Out of Crisis, Preventing Tragedy in Lawrence County
What began as a terrifying call about a man threatening suicide and waving a gun turned into a remarkable show ...
Read moreDetailsWhat began as a terrifying call about a man threatening suicide and waving a gun turned into a remarkable show ...
Read moreDetailsKaren Burchett, 59, of Minford, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2025. She was preceded in death by her mother, Martha ...
Read moreDetailsWhen Portsmouth Police officers start dialing Children Protective Services, it’s usually a sign something’s gone seriously wrong. In just a ...
Read moreDetailsTheresa Inez Barnett Mallory, 83, of South Shore, KY., went to be with her Lord Saturday, October 25, 2025, at ...
Read moreDetailsLuther Fredric Magee, age 79, of Myrtle Beach, SC, passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at the Indigo Carolina ...
Read moreDetailsCharles E. Newton, 88, of Waverly passed away Monday, October 20, at the SOMC Hospice Inpatient Center after battling cancer. ...
Read moreDetailsJust after midnight, Portsmouth Police rushed to a home on reports of children in crisis — a call that illustrates how ...
Read moreDetailsPlans to give Portsmouth’s historic Mound Park a long-overdue makeover are still moving forward — just a little slower than ...
Read moreDetailsA tense 911 call sent police racing to the Scioto Trail just before 7 p.m. after a man claimed his wife and children were ...
Read moreDetailsScioto County Sheriff’s Deputies once again found themselves navigating the difficult line between genuine concern and family conflict after responding ...
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