Deputies Assist in Late-Night Investigation Into Reported School Threat

Public Safety

Deputies Assist in Late-Night Investigation Into Reported School Threat

December 11, 2025

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Authorities spent late Sunday night sorting out an alarming tip about a ...

A young firefighter cadet climbs up a single rope in an indoor gym while a supervisor observes nearby.

National

The Fundamental Requirements for Becoming a Firefighter

by Casey Cartwright

December 11, 2025

Do you want to help and serve your community by fighting fires? Here, we explain the fundamental requirements for anyone ...

Public Safety

Man Begs to Be Arrested – Deputies Say, “Sure”

by Cyn Mackley

December 10, 2025

Neighbors said the yelling had been going on long before anyone dialed 911. By the time officers reached the apartment ...

Public Safety

Portsmouth PD Plays Taxi — and Then Responds to a Possible Break-In by Their Passenger

by Cyn Mackley

December 10, 2025

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Portsmouth Police went from good Samaritan to unexpected detective after what began as a simple welfare ...

Ohio

Unaccredited Recovery Housing Shut Down in Portsmouth as State Cracks Down with Ohio House Bill 58

by Cyn Mackley

December 10, 2025

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Ohio House Bill 58 is already in full enforcement across the state. ...

Public Safety

One Man, Dozens of Calls: Portsmouth Police Spend the Day Tracking Troubled Wanderer Across Downtown

by Cyn Mackley

December 9, 2025

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Portsmouth Police spent the better part of a day responding to multiple complaints ...

Public Safety

“Not Missing — Just Avoiding Him”: Welfare Check Misused in Domestic Dispute

by Cyn Mackley

December 8, 2025

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Portsmouth Police were called into what initially sounded like a potential crisis ...

Public Safety

“Who Stole My Car Battery?!” South Webster Call Leads to Two Arrests and CPS Involvement

by Cyn Mackley

December 8, 2025

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... A South Webster woman got an unpleasant surprise when she went to ...

Public Safety

Sextortion Alert in Scioto County: Police Investigate After Woman Says Explicit Videos Were Sent to Minors

by Cyn Mackley

December 8, 2025

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Scioto County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating a deeply troubling report after a caller ...