From Bug Spray Sleepovers to Barking Dogs: A Weird Day for Portsmouth Police
Life in Portsmouth is rarely dull, and local police prove daily that no call is too strange to check out. ...
Read moreDetailsLife in Portsmouth is rarely dull, and local police prove daily that no call is too strange to check out. ...
Read moreDetailsJoy Elaine Nelson Wilson-Brown passed away Sunday, September 14 at SOMC Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Portsmouth, Ohio, less than ...
Read moreDetailsJerry Robert Rockwell, 68, of Londonderry, formerly of Lucasville, died Saturday, September 13, 2025, at his home, with his family ...
Read moreDetailsWhat started as a dog bite call in Wheelersburg ended with a trip to jail — and it’s just the ...
Read moreDetailsFrom loose pets to neighborhood complaints, local officers spent much of the weekend handling calls about dogs — another sign ...
Read moreDetailsA late-night crash claimed the life of a 25-year-old police officer after a car slammed into the back of a ...
Read moreDetailsThe cost of keeping Fido legal in Scioto County is about to go up. During Thursday’s Scioto County Commissioners meeting, ...
Read moreDetailsIt started as an ordinary afternoon — two tiny Maltese dogs let outside to do their business. But within seconds, ...
Read moreDetailsNeighbors thought things were getting ugly just after 5 a.m. on Highland Avenue when they heard yelling coming from a ...
Read moreDetailsYou can get arrested in Portsmouth for spitting on the sidewalk. Let that sink in. Not for dealing drugs or ...
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