SLUMPED OVER IN RUNNING CAR AT REHAB FACILITY ENDS IN OVI ARREST
A call about a woman passed out in a running vehicle led to an arrest in Portsmouth. Officers were sent ...
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Thursday, August 27
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HOT DOGS IN THE HOODIE, BOOZE IN THE BATHROOM — SHOPLIFT HEADACHES HIT LOCAL STORES
Two Portsmouth stores dealt with suspected theft calls involving some very different grab-and-go choices. The first call came from Family ...
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Robert Walker, 77 of South Shore
Robert “Bob” Walker, 77, of South Shore, KY, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at ...
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Donna Smith, 92 of Wheelersburg
Donna Smith, 92, of Wheelersburg, OH, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at the SOMC Hospice Center. She was born ...
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SKI MASK GUNMAN HUNT ENDS WITH PAROLEE ARREST AFTER MIDNIGHT SEARCH
A terrifying late-night call sent Portsmouth police racing through multiple neighborhoods looking for a masked man with a gun. Around ...
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Where Did the Paving Money Go? Portsmouth Spent $2.39 Million on Streets in Four Years
As Portsmouth leaders prepare to place a renewal of the city’s street paving levy on the November ballot, one reader ...
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GUNS FLASHED AT BANNON PARK, KNIFE THROWN IN TRACY PARK — WILD DAY IN PORTSMOUTH PARKS
A pair of strange and unsettling calls kept Portsmouth police busy after weapons complaints at two local parks. Just after ...
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Joseph V. Johnson, 76 of Otway
Joseph V. Johnson, 76, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at the SOMC Hospice Center in Portsmouth. Born on ...
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BODY FOUND ON 5TH STREET, CORONER CALLED TO SCENE
A grim discovery brought emergency crews and police to Portsmouth. EMS was first called to 5th Street for a report ...
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“THEY’RE TRYING TO KILL ME” — Nursing Home Patient Begs for Help at Kroger
It sounded serious at first. Officers were called to Kroger on Gay Street after an employee reported a man had ...
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