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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Cops Called After Student Makes “Serious” Threats To School
The principal of Valley High School called 911 to report a student had made “serious” threats toward the school. Officers...
Sticky Fingers Report
We are still several weeks away from the season when fingers get the stickiest. However, we certainly have a full...
School Steps in to Clean up Kids
An employee of an area school contacted the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office to discuss an ongoing issue involving the hygiene...
Portsmouth Woman Indicted For Husband’s Murder
The Scioto County Grand Jury indicted 47-year-old Juliana Wilson on two counts of aggravated murder in the shooting death of...
Officers Investigate Screams Under Grant Bridge
Witnesses reported a man screaming and talking out of his head under the U.S. Grant Bridge near the river at...
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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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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...
Dad Convicted in Baby’s Death Could Be Out of Prison By Thanksgiving
Robert Fillius, the dad who copped a plea in the fentanyl-overdose death of his 11-month-old baby, could be getting out...
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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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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....
Naked Kids Spotted Running the Streets Alone- CPS Decides Not to Investigate
A concerned resident of Cherry Street called 911 at 11:30 am to report some unattended kids. They said naked children...
Dog Confiscated During Welfare Check
The Area Office on Aging asked deputies to check in on a client they hadn’t heard from in a few...
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