Man Shot Dead in Car – Suspect Charged with Murder
A 24-year-old Franklin Furnace man sits in the Scioto County Jail charged with murder after a Disterdick Lane shooting on ...
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Dog Bites Child in the Mouth
Deputies responded to multiple incidents involving vicious dogs. A mom called 911 at 6 pm to report that the family’s...
Body Discovered on Porch
A man called 911 to report he’d found a deceased person on his front porch. He said he’d come to...
7 Charged With Food Stamp Fraud
Seven Scioto County residents are facing charges related to food stamp fraud. The Scioto County Grand Jury returned indictments on...
Woman Hit by Car at Gallia and Offnere
Portsmouth Police Officers and medics from the fire department responded to Gallia and Offnere after a woman was hit by...
Pot Smokers Threaten Woman on Oxygen After She Objects to Them Lighting Up
A woman called 911 to report that the pot smokers she shared her home with threatened her because she told...
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Abandoned House Goes Up in Flames in McDermott
Just before 5:30 pm, witnesses reported smoke pouring out of a house on Hulet Street in McDermott. When the Rush Fire Department arrived, heavy smoke was reported, and assistance was requested from other departments. Within a few minutes, the...
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Teen Hits Deer – Man Threatens to Shoot Her
A teen driver was terrified after she hit a deer on St. Rt. 139 in Minford. The girl said that...
Man Threatens Foster Home Workers – But He’s Mad at the Wrong People
Employees as a foster care facility called 911 after a man made threats to staff members. He called the agency...
School Bus Takes Out Cable, Damages House
A 17th Street resident called Portsmouth Police at 2 pm to report a school bus had taken out the cable...
14 New Scioto County Grand Jury Indictments
Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor, announced that the Scioto County Grand Jury met and returned 14 Public Indictments. An...
$20,000 in Meth Seized During Traffic Stop – Here’s What Tipped Them Off
Failure to keep a tidy car helped land a man behind bars on major drug charges. Ohio State Troopers seized...
Dogs Run Loose in the County
A Cherry Street resident called 911 to report that her neighbor’s dogs were once again loose and on her property....
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Legal Aid Offers Free “Fresh Start” Record Sealing Clinic in Scioto County
Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio (LASCO, formerly Southeast Ohio Legal Services) is offering a free “Fresh Start” legal clinic on Nov. 22 to help people with past criminal records seal or expunge them. Many Ohioans with records were...
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The Costs of Employees and How To Prepare for Them
Any business requires a dedicated workforce. However, you must understand the costs of maintaining your company’s staff before hiring any...
Crabtree In Trouble Again
Richard Crabtree, a 46-year-old Lucasville man, finds himself in trouble once again after the latest round of indictments from the...
Tips for Creating a Memorable Profile Picture for Local Networking
First impressions matter—especially in local networking, where people often look at your profile picture before anything else. Think about it:...
Vandals Have Busy Weekend
Vandals were busy in Portsmouth over the weekend. Around 11 am on Friday, a Waller Street man called police to...
Woman Assaulted by Man Wielding Meat Cleaver
A woman called 911 at 8:30 pm after she said a man forced his way into her Summit Street home. ...
Cops Rescue Lost Man
Employees of the Marathon on Gay Street called PPD at 2:30 pm to report there was a confused man at...
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