SLUMPED OVER AT DAWN: ONE CAR TAKES OFF, ONE ARREST MADE ON THOMAS AVENUE
A quiet early morning turned into a police call after multiple people were found unresponsive in parked vehicles. Just before ...
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Saturday, April 18
Tag: Portsmouth
“SIX MEN WITH GUNS” CALL SPARKS SCARE ON GALLIA
A tense 911 call had police and EMS moving fast on Gallia Street—but the situation didn’t quite match the panic. ...
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Strange Behavior at Goodwill
It was a busy stretch for Portsmouth Police as local businesses and workers called in a mix of concerns—from ongoing ...
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HOTEL DEPOSIT DRAMA: GUEST BANNED AFTER DRUG DISPUTE AT QUALITY INN
A disagreement over a hotel deposit ended with a guest being told not to come back. A woman called the ...
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ORBEEZ ATTACKS HIT BANNON PARK — POLICE SAY “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH”
The BB gun chaos isn’t stopping—and this time it spilled into Bannon Park. Police were called after a report that ...
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Margaret Marie Gordley, 93 of Portsmouth
Margaret Marie Gordley, 93, of Portsmouth, OH, passed away on Thursday, April 16, at her home at the Hill View ...
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Christa Dawn Lewallen, 47 Portsmouth
Christa Dawn Lewallen, 47, passed away on April 12, 2025. She was born on November 22, 1978, to Richard Ramey ...
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Jordan J. Duerler, 13, of West Portsmouth
Jordan J. Duerler, 13, of West Portsmouth, passed away on April 16, 2026. He was born March 22, 2013, in ...
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James Ruggles Convicted in Rocky Jordan Killing
A Scioto County jury on Friday found James Ruggles guilty of aggravated murder and 19 other felony counts in the ...
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“I HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL OPTIONS” — HOMELESS MAN IN WHEELCHAIR LEFT WITH NOWHERE TO GO
This is one of those stories that’s hard to read—and even harder to fix. Over the past few weeks, police ...
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