Overdose Capital Gets Help: Portsmouth Lands Drug-Fighting Grant as Crisis Hits Home Again
Ohio is sending reinforcements to one of the state’s hardest-hit areas in the opioid epidemic. Governor Mike DeWine announced that ...
Read moreDetailsOhio is sending reinforcements to one of the state’s hardest-hit areas in the opioid epidemic. Governor Mike DeWine announced that ...
Read moreDetailsDespite the shutdown of pill mills and years of crackdowns, Portsmouth remains in the deadly grip of Ohio’s drug crisis. ...
Read moreDetailsThe early morning calm was shattered in Wayne Hills when a large fight broke out around 4 a.m. on Thomas ...
Read moreDetailsA woman found unresponsive and cold to the touch on a Portsmouth sidewalk is alive today thanks to the quick ...
Read moreDetailsMary Ellen Shaw, age 93, of Stout, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 28, 2025, at the Southern Ohio Medical ...
Read moreDetailsWhile hot-button issues like transgender healthcare protections and homelessness dominated the headlines, Portsmouth City Council quietly approved a major financial ...
Read moreDetailsPortsmouth City Council took its first formal step toward creating a citywide homelessness task force during its April 28th meeting, ...
Read moreDetailsThis past weekend in Portsmouth, substance abuse and its ripple effects played out in real time, calling police officers, EMS ...
Read moreDetailsFolks hoping to tune in to the Scioto County Commissioners’ weekly meeting on Facebook were left scratching their heads on ...
Read moreDetailsAs Portsmouth continues to grapple with the grip of a long-running drug crisis, local police were kept busy over the ...
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