The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 158 inmates. An arrest is not a conviction. All parties are presumed innocent ...

A late-night call about a distressed teenage girl along Scioto Trail turned into a much bigger question about who was ...

Connie Sue Howerton (Osborne), age 81, passed away peacefully on October 19, 2026, at SOMC Hospice. Born on September 28, ...

A Portsmouth rehab facility called police after a resident had been gone for more than 24 hours. But officers already ...

A new cheeseburger restaurant is rolling into town in a giant orange shipping container, promising fresh sliders, waffle fries, and ...

That bottle of pain pills left over from surgery three years ago? The prescription you stopped taking but never threw ...

What started as a favor turned into a stolen vehicle report when a man told deputies he let someone borrow his SUV, but the vehicle never came back. Lawrence County deputies inves ...

Some people have a complicated relationship with driving. James Howard appears to have a complicated relationship with driving legally. A ...

Yes, misdemeanor charges can affect college admission or enrollment, but the outcome depends on the school, the nature of the ...

For people who live and work around Kroger and Tracy Park, encounters with the area’s homeless population have become part ...

Whispered Call Sparks Emergency Response Two days later, deputies were called back to the same home after a woman dialed 911 and whispered that she was being held hostage. The caller told dispatchers ...

In Article Audio Player Portsmouth police were called to a local counseling center after staff reported that a man had been asked to leave but was refusing to go. By the time officers arrived, the ...