Ohio Marijuana Law Update: New Bill Guts Voter-Approved Marijuana Law
The Ohio Senate has recently passed Senate Bill 56 (SB 56), a piece of legislation aimed at making significant changes ...
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Wanted Fugitive Found Hiding in Basement – And He’s in More Trouble Than Ever!
It didn’t take long for Portsmouth Police to track down a wanted man, but what they found when they finally...
Man Found Lying in the Road – And Then He Causes More Trouble at the Hospital!
Drama struck Portsmouth late Saturday night when a man was found lying in the road near 5th and Chillicothe Streets—but...
Nodding Off & Busted: Wanted Man Found at Holiday Inn with Mystery Wallet
Guests at the Holiday Inn on Second Street were treated to an all-too-common Portsmouth issue: a man slumped on a...
Busted at the Cleaners: Bystanders Block Impaired Mom from Driving Off with Child
Quick-thinking Good Samaritans took action outside Clare Cleaners on Chillicothe Street when they spotted a woman behind the wheel of...
When a Child Reports Abuse: How Schools, Police, and CPS Investigate Allegations
When a young child tells a teacher they’ve been hurt at home, it sets off a carefully structured investigation involving...
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Case Closed? The Mearan Trafficking Investigation Ends Without Justice for Victims
A recent notice from Portsmouth Police has signaled what appears to be the final chapter in the long and disturbing saga of former attorney Michael Mearan. Authorities are calling on Mearan’s former clients to retrieve their legal records before they...
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Social Media Frenzy Over Video Leads to Child Welfare Check
A viral video circulating on social media led to a police investigation after it was alleged that a mother smoked...
12 New Scioto County Grand Jury Indictments
Shane A. Tieman, Scioto County Prosecutor, announced that the Scioto County Grand Jury met and returned 12 Public Indictments. An...
Case Closed? The Mearan Trafficking Investigation Ends Without Justice for Victims
A recent notice from Portsmouth Police has signaled what appears to be the final chapter in the long and disturbing...
Busted! 03/11/25 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio – Scioto County Mugshots
The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 167 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent...
Church Member Saves Woman After Concern for Her Safety—Neighbors Step Up Too!
A church member’s hunch may have just saved a life on Sunday morning when he noticed something was wrong and...
BRAZEN ATTACK AT POLICE STATION! TEEN THUG TAKES ON COPS, LANDS BEHIND BARS
Talk about gutsy—or just plain reckless! An 18-year-old from Wheelersburg is cooling his heels in jail after an outrageous Saturday...
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Career Criminal Busted For 84th Time! How Is He Still On The Streets?
Some people just can’t stay out of trouble—and Christopher Lampkin is one of them. The 46-year-old career criminal was arrested yet again after a call about a suspicious person running around near Summit Street and Grandview Avenue. When officers arrived,...
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UNWANTED GUESTS: HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS TAKING SHELTER IN PORTSMOUTH APARTMENT BUILDINGS
Yet again, Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority management found themselves dealing with individuals wandering into apartment buildings and refusing to leave....
Teen Kicked Out Of Home: Police & CPS Called To Investigate
A local high school nurse alerted Portsmouth Police after a student confided that their father had kicked them out and...
Crash, Cuffs, & Court: Driver Busted For OVI After Fifth Street Wreck
A routine afternoon took a turn for the worse for one local driver after a crash on Fifth Street led...
Fighting for Recovery or Fighting the Neighbors? Debate Over Sober Living Homes Heats Up After Arrest
A heated early morning fight at a sober living facility on 5th Street has reignited debate over the presence of...
Medicare Money Mess: Family Feud Erupts Over Cash & Car Alarms!
In yet another bizarre family dispute, deputies found themselves caught in the middle of a midnight Medicare money mystery—and it...
Bizarre Late-Night Showdown! Man Growls, Pokes Woman With Flashlight In Strange Domestic Dispute
Things got downright weird on Robinson Avenue when police responded to an overnight domestic dispute that involved growling, flashlight poking,...
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