Bridge Fight Turns into Mental Health Crisis—Quick Action by Officers Gets Man Help
What started as a report of a fight under the bridge near the Shawnee Boat Club quickly turned into a ...
Read moreDetailsWhat started as a report of a fight under the bridge near the Shawnee Boat Club quickly turned into a ...
Read moreDetailsWhile Portsmouth residents living next to out-of-control bamboo can breathe a sigh of relief, those hoping for real action on ...
Read moreDetailsA Portsmouth woman spent a harrowing night after her husband vanished without a trace—only to be found the next morning ...
Read moreDetailsIn a major boost for both students and public health, Shawnee State University in Scioto County has been named one ...
Read moreDetailsGary Lee Meade, age 70, of West Portsmouth, passed away peacefully at his home on July 21, 2025. He was ...
Read moreDetailsIt was barely daylight when Portsmouth’s homeless crisis reared its head yet again — with repeat offenders turning up at ...
Read moreDetailsThe curtain closed on a familiar act just before midnight at Tracy Park, as officers arrested a man found asleep ...
Read moreDetailsThere’s this myth we’ve all been sold—that healing comes first, and then we build. That we can’t start the hard ...
Read moreDetailsThe city’s growing homeless crisis turned dangerous in the early hours of the morning when railroad employees were threatened by ...
Read moreDetailsWhat started as a bizarre bike ride ended in handcuffs, pepper spray, and felony charges after an intoxicated man went ...
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