High Tensions, Little Lives: Police Called to Help Calm Volatile CPS Visit
What started as a routine visit by Children’s Services quickly escalated into a tense situation on Boundary Street just before ...
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Tuesday, December 16
Tag: Health
🚨 “He OD’d in the Driveway!”: Flea Market Trip Ends in Overdose and Domestic Meltdown
A day of bargain hunting at the flea market ended in chaos when a woman came home to find her ...
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Back-to-Back Chaos: Man Claims He’s Being Chased, Another Reports Random Sidewalk Punch
A strange sequence of events kept Portsmouth police hopping with calls involving a possible drug-fueled panic and an unprovoked sidewalk ...
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“I’m Fine” Isn’t Always Fine: What Happens When Someone Refuses Help for Mental Health Crisis
Police responded to a concerning call at the Hisle Park Apartment Complex after a woman reportedly threatened to kill people, ...
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Squad Calls, Suspicious Cars & Sirens in the Night: A Busy Day for Scioto County First Responders
It was another jam-packed day for first responders in Scioto County, with 63 calls logged in just 24 hours. From ...
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A group home employee on Williams Street in Portsmouth called 911 to report being assaulted by a juvenile resident, shedding ...
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“Please Help Julia”: Truck Owner Holds Suspected Thief at Gunpoint — But Homeless Woman’s Arrest Highlights Bigger Crisis
Just before dawn on a quiet Tuesday morning, a Portsmouth man woke up to find his pickup truck missing from ...
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Staggering 236 Recovery Houses in Area — and the Fight for Reform Faces Pushback
There are 236 registered recovery houses in the tri-county area of Scioto, Lawrence, and Adams County. That figure has shocked ...
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Elma Louise Rowland Stevenson, 90 of South Portsmouth
Elma Louise Rowland Stevenson, 90, of South Portsmouth, KY., passed away Monday, May 19, 2025, at Portsmouth Health & Rehab ...
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Sue Wessel DeAtley, 78, of Minford
Sue Wessel DeAtley, 78, of Minford, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2025 at Portsmouth Health & Rehab. She was born ...
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