🚨 Teen’s Social Media Crisis Sparks Midnight Police Response — Again
For the third time in just days, officers were called to the same Portsmouth home after a teen allegedly threatened ...
Read moreDetailsFor the third time in just days, officers were called to the same Portsmouth home after a teen allegedly threatened ...
Read moreDetailsA father seeking justice walked into the Sheriff’s Office lobby with his two children — and what he told deputies ...
Read moreDetailsWhen no one else picked up the call, Portsmouth Fire Department medics answered—literally. After a New Boston resident suffered a ...
Read moreDetailsAs part of our ongoing commitment to public transparency, Scioto County Daily News continues to provide updates on law enforcement ...
Read moreDetailsMove over March Madness—Scioto County is scoring championships in both sneakers and syllables! While the Portsmouth High School Lady Trojans ...
Read moreDetailsOhio is sending reinforcements to one of the state’s hardest-hit areas in the opioid epidemic. Governor Mike DeWine announced that ...
Read moreDetailsWith rumors swirling about alleged injuries and misconduct at the Scioto County Jail, Sheriff David Thoroughman stepped forward to set ...
Read moreDetailsDespite the shutdown of pill mills and years of crackdowns, Portsmouth remains in the deadly grip of Ohio’s drug crisis. ...
Read moreDetailsA quiet elementary school was shaken this week after deeply disturbing threats were reportedly made by a young student who ...
Read moreDetailsA teenager may be alive today thanks to a quick-thinking friend who saw something troubling and didn’t stay silent. Just ...
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