From Bug Spray Sleepovers to Barking Dogs: A Weird Day for Portsmouth Police
Life in Portsmouth is rarely dull, and local police prove daily that no call is too strange to check out. ...
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Taxi Driver Reported Missing; Search Ends With Heartbreaking Discovery
Portsmouth police were alerted just after 9 a.m. when a local taxi company reported that one of their drivers and ...
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Portsmouth Schools Continue to Struggle as Ohio Releases School Report Cards
The latest Ohio School Report Cards are in, and the results paint a mixed picture for Scioto County schools. At ...
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Joy Elaine Brown 77 of Portsmouth
Joy Elaine Nelson Wilson-Brown passed away Sunday, September 14 at SOMC Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Portsmouth, Ohio, less than ...
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Jerry Robert Rockwell, 68 of Londonderry
Jerry Robert Rockwell, 68, of Londonderry, formerly of Lucasville, died Saturday, September 13, 2025, at his home, with his family ...
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Late-Night Call Shows Challenge: Medics Can’t Force Care, But Can’t Leave People Unsafe
A 2:30 a.m. call for a woman who fell while under the influence highlighted the difficult balance first responders face ...
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Midnight Call Leads to Arrest on Mabert Road
A 2:30 a.m. 911 call about a woman being assaulted inside a Mabert Road home led police to arrest a ...
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George Cassidy, 81 of Portsmouth
George “Homer” Cassidy, 81, of Portsmouth, OH., passed away Monday, September 15, 2025, at his residence. He was born in ...
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John Edward Ockerman, 79 of Columbus
John Edward Ockerman, aged 79, passed away on September 14, 2025, at his home in Columbus, Ohio. Born on May ...
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Another Life Lost: Fatal Overdose
Portsmouth Police and EMS responded to yet another tragic call on 3rd Street after a woman was found unresponsive inside ...
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