🚨 Sidewalks, Snipers, and Sleeping Bags: Homeless Crisis Takes Over Portsmouth in a Single Day
From passed-out people on benches to talks of bombs and snipers, Wednesday brought another round of chaos across Portsmouth as ...
Read moreDetailsFrom passed-out people on benches to talks of bombs and snipers, Wednesday brought another round of chaos across Portsmouth as ...
Read moreDetailsThe Scioto County Jail is currently housing 183 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent ...
Read moreDetailsShots rang out on Center Street just before 7 p.m., sparking chaos, confusion, and a heavy police response that ended ...
Read moreDetailsJust when you thought the Eric Carr crime saga couldn’t get more bizarre, deputies found the 35-year-old parolee literally hiding ...
Read moreDetailsThe Scioto County Jail is currently housing 183 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent ...
Read moreDetailsScioto County first responders had their hands full on Monday, June 30, 2025, answering 78 separate calls for service that ...
Read moreDetailsHe’s back—and this time, it’s for a sex crime. Eric Carr, 35, of Portsmouth, can’t seem to stay out of ...
Read moreDetailsThe Scioto County Jail is currently housing 181 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent ...
Read moreDetailsShe’s back. The troubled homeless woman who has become the unofficial face of Portsmouth’s mental health and homelessness crisis was ...
Read moreDetailsScioto County’s emergency crews were in constant motion on Sunday, June 29, 2025, answering 75 separate calls ranging from routine ...
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