Tag: Portsmouth

Portsmouth officers and EMS were called to the Speedway on Gallia Street just after midnight following a report of a suicidal man suffering from altered ...

Another heartbreaking incident in Tracy Park highlighted just how desperate — and dangerous — Portsmouth’s growing homeless and mental health ...

What started as a neighborhood complaint quickly turned into an arrest — and an almost immediate release.  Portsmouth officers were ...

A late-night call to police turned heartbreaking early this morning after a woman was found dead along the railroad tracks ...

What started as a frightening call along State Route 140 turned into a tense, emotional night for first responders trying ...

Bruce Evans Distel, 77, of McDermott, passed away at his home on February 11, 2026. He was born in Portsmouth ...

Howard Joseph Salyer, age 88, of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2026, at the SOMC Hospice Center, surrounded ...

Portsmouth Police had their hands full at Sciotoville Community School this week, responding to two separate incidents on back-to-back days ...

A busy and tense night unfolded on High Street after Portsmouth Police and Fire crews rushed to a house fire reported around 6:30 ...

Deputies rushed to a home this week after a terrified mother called 911, saying her son told her he was on his ...