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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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...
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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“THEY’RE CHASING ME!” — NIGHT OF 911 CALLS TURNS INTO HIGH-SPEED SCARE IN SOUTH WEBSTER
A suspicious vehicle call quickly spiraled into a chaotic night of 911 calls, a high-speed drive, and a whole lot of confusion. It started when a caller reported a vehicle pulling into an elderly couple’s driveway in South Webster. The...
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Ohio’s housing market is throwing off mixed signals: cranes are up, apartments are going in, and “for sale” signs are...
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Busted! 04/28/26 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio – Scioto County Mugshots
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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...
CHILD’S 911 CALL LEADS TO DUAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARRESTS
A call from a child in the middle of the night set off a fast response—and ended with both parents...
Vape Detector Tattles — Middle School Student Busted With THC at School
What started as a routine alert inside a school restroom quickly turned into a drug violation that landed a student...
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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 wheeled himself over from a nearby nursing home asking for help. When officers spoke with him, he initially said people...
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Picked Up for a Ride — Then Beaten and Kicked From a Moving Vehicle
What started as a simple ride home ended in violence, leaving a woman injured and walking along the road looking...
Road Rage – But Who’s Telling The Truth?
A drive home turned into a frightening encounter — at least according to one driver. The other says it never...
Portsmouth Looking to Renew Street Paving Levy for November Ballot
The Portsmouth City Auditor is asking City Council to move forward with getting a street paving levy ready for the...
THREATS WITH A GUN, PEPPER SPRAY AT SPEEDWAY — BUSY SHIFT FOR PORTSMOUTH POLICE
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NO CONTACT SINCE FEBRUARY: DAD CALLS 911 WHEN MOM TAKES OFF WITH CHILD
A worried father turned to police after losing contact with his child and the child’s mother for weeks. He told...
140 MPH CHASE ENDS IN RIVER
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