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Back-to-back calls about gunshots in Lucasville this week sent deputies to investigate, though no arrests were made. The first call ...

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“Commandos Are Coming”: Deputies Respond to Meth-Fueled Crisis in Wheelersburg

Scioto County Sheriff’s deputies were on the front lines of the addiction crisis once again after a 911 call about ...

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Police Investigate Missing Child Report After Alarming Call

Police were called around 9 p.m. after a caller raised the alarm that a 1-year-old child hadn’t been seen since ...

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Car Linked to Chillicothe Shooting Found in Portsmouth

Portsmouth police uncovered a vehicle tied to a Chillicothe shooting when they spotted it parked outside a PMHA apartment on ...

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Too Many Beds Here, Not Enough Anywhere Else: New Report on Recovery Housing

A new study shows just how unbalanced recovery housing is in our area. Recovery housing is meant for people who ...

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Scioto County Grand Jury Indicts Ruggles on Murder, Arson, and Gross Abuse of a Corpse

A Scioto County grand jury has handed down a sweeping indictment against James Paul Ruggles, 33, in connection with the ...

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“Oops, That’s Not Tobacco!”: Inmate’s Underwear Drop Leads to Drug Bust

If there’s one thing corrections officers know, it’s that people try to smuggle all sorts of things into jail. But ...

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From Bug Spray Sleepovers to Barking Dogs: A Weird Day for Portsmouth Police

Life in Portsmouth is rarely dull, and local police prove daily that no call is too strange to check out. ...

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Taxi Driver Reported Missing; Search Ends With Heartbreaking Discovery

Portsmouth police were alerted just after 9 a.m. when a local taxi company reported that one of their drivers and ...

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“They’re in My Yard With Weapons”: Repeated 911 Calls in Lucasville