Homelessness and Bitter Cold: A Weekend of Struggle in Portsmouth
As snow blanketed Portsmouth and temperatures plunged into the dangerous zone, the city’s ongoing homeless crisis took center stage once ...
Read moreDetailsAs snow blanketed Portsmouth and temperatures plunged into the dangerous zone, the city’s ongoing homeless crisis took center stage once ...
Read moreDetailsDelmus Reubin Smith, 91, of Portsmouth, passed away on January 25, 2026, at the SOMC Hospice Center. He was born ...
Read moreDetailsJames August Smith, 70, of Lucasville, passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at Southern Ohio Medical. He was born ...
Read moreDetailsWhat began as a frantic 911 call quickly escalated into a full-blown kidnapping and domestic violence investigation after a man told dispatch ...
Read moreDetailsA frightening report of violent threats at a local rehab facility prompted a police response Tuesday evening, but the situation ...
Read moreDetailsMichael Joseph Carty, 70, of Portsmouth, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at his home. He was born on ...
Read moreDetailsSamuel Dwight Journey, 64 of West Portsmouth, died Friday, January 23, 2026 at his home. He was born December 28, ...
Read moreDetailsPortsmouth Police were called to the 2000 block of Mabert Road early in the morning for a report of a suspicious white ...
Read moreDetailsJohn Oakley, 75, of Portsmouth, died Saturday, January 18, 2026, after a short illness. He was born March 9, 1950 ...
Read moreDetailsShirley Mae Hobbs, 71, of McDermott, Ohio went to be with the love of her life, Michael, Wednesday, January 21, ...
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