🚨 Overdose Scare on Russ Street Ends in Arrest
A late-night overdose call turned into a bust when Portsmouth Police and EMS rushed to a Russ Street home around ...
Read moreDetailsA late-night overdose call turned into a bust when Portsmouth Police and EMS rushed to a Russ Street home around ...
Read moreDetailsA late-night garage project took a dark turn after a man never returned inside. When his ex-wife climbed through a ...
Read moreDetailsThe opioid epidemic continues to cast a long shadow over Portsmouth—two overdose-related calls in under an hour underscore just how ...
Read moreDetailsScioto County Commissioners Bryan Davis and Scottie Powell say the county is heading into another tight budget year, and they’re ...
Read moreDetailsIt took teamwork, fast action, and multiple doses of Narcan, but thanks to the quick response of local deputies, a ...
Read moreDetailsOver the past two decades, Scioto County has witnessed dramatic shifts in its crime landscape. From the county seat of ...
Read moreDetailsA chaotic scene unfolded outside a local drug treatment facility when a man under the influence and experiencing a mental ...
Read moreDetailsPassed Out in the Wendy’s Drive-Thru… Then Overdosed in the Pizza Hut Bathroom If you needed more proof that Scioto ...
Read moreDetailsOhio is sending reinforcements to one of the state’s hardest-hit areas in the opioid epidemic. Governor Mike DeWine announced that ...
Read moreDetailsDespite the shutdown of pill mills and years of crackdowns, Portsmouth remains in the deadly grip of Ohio’s drug crisis. ...
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