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After a female called 911 late Wednesday saying her father had shot her husband, investigators found that the victim had been shot twice by two individuals who used different firearms.

Plans are in the works in Scioto County that call for combining three 911 centers in Portsmouth, New Boston and the Scioto County Sheriff's Department into one

An 11-year-old girl at a birthday party drowned to death trying to save her younger sister from a Quality Inn hotel pool in Ohio.

WHEELERSBURG, Ohio — One child died over the weekend in a pool at the Quality Inn in Wheelersburg, but her younger sister was able to be revived after CPR treatment,

Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman announced Tuesday the arrests of a Lucasville man and a Portsmouth man on multiple charges after an alleged crime spree. 

Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman announced on Monday, April 8, 2024, that his office's 911 communication center received a distress call at 2:33 pm from a resident in the 7000 block of St. Rt. 125. The caller reported that two men were attempting to break into her house. Upon being confronted

Ohio Attorney General David Yost, Pike County Sheriff Tracy Evans, Pike County Prosecutor Michael Davis, Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman, New Boston Police Chief Carl Compton, Portsmouth Police Chief Debby Brewer and Scioto County Prosecutor Shane Tieman announced that a Portsmouth man has been arrested on drug-related charges and a firearm charge. 

HAVERHILL, Ohio — Two Wayne County residents were arrested over the weekend on drug and weapons charges following a traffic stop, according to Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman.

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — A Scioto County, Ohio, man was arrested and charged with pandering obscenity involving a minor after police say he solicited a boy via popular video games.

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — A super and mega load that will block both lanes of traffic and lead to removal of traffic signals next month will be “one big mess,” according