Portsmouth Has Ohio’s Highest Murder Rate – Does It Need More Police?
Portsmouth ranks number one in the State of Ohio for murders and aggravated assaults. These shocking numbers come from a ...
Read moreDetailsPortsmouth ranks number one in the State of Ohio for murders and aggravated assaults. These shocking numbers come from a ...
Read moreDetailsShane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor announced that the Scioto County Grand Jury met 32 Public Indictments. An indictment is ...
Read moreDetailsThe 71-year-old levy that protects Portsmouth from floodwaters will get a $40 million upgrade over the next two years. The ...
Read moreDetailsPortsmouth City Council once again tackled the controversial topic of an ordinance banning citizens from feeding stray animals at the ...
Read moreDetailsAfter a flood of requests from media, Scioto County Prosecutor Shane Tieman addressed some of the legal issues concerning the ...
Read moreDetailsShould Portsmouth raise taxes to fix its damaged streets? At Monday’s Portsmouth City Council meeting, a proposed 1.5 mill levy ...
Read moreDetailsThe following is a press release sent by the Waverly Police Department. Included in that email to us was this ...
Read moreDetailsScioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman stated that his office is one of six local jails to receive funding under Senate ...
Read moreDetailsA stunning end to a human-trafficking case Ohio authorities spent years investigating. According to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Michael ...
Read moreDetailsThe Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says it’s searching for an Oak Hill man indicted for abuse of a corpse and ...
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