Portsmouth Council Considers Texting Ban
Portsmouth Mayor David Malone said he wants to prevent the devastation of texting and driving related car crashes in Portsmouth
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Funds Approved For Broadband Effort
About $1.9 million will be used to increase connection speeds for the cities of Wooster and Portsmouth from 10 gigabits per second to 100
More Than Half Of Portsmouth Arson Cases Solved
Portsmouth Fire Chief Bill Raison says 15 of the 24 suspicious fires were set by a group of five to seven juveniles
Portsmouth Couple Arrested After Crime Spree
Deputies arrested Matthew Jarrells, 31, and his girlfriend, Heather Bay, 23, both of Portsmouth and charged them with three counts of burglary each
Clinic Owner And Doctors Charged In Illegal Drug Distribution
An indictment alleges that dozens of customers a week would travel hundreds of miles to visit the clinics in southern and central Ohio and pay $200 per visit for painkillers
Psychiatric Patient Escapes Licking Co. Nursing Home
Last year, John Stroud pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in Scioto County to attempted murder, felonious assault and misdemeanor inducing panic.
Man Sentenced in Portsmouth Mortgage Scams
According to US Attorney Carter Stewart, Andrew Hill, 34, pleaded guilty to bank fraud and money laundering in October.
Portsmouth Piloting Drug Overdose Nasal Spray Program
The Portsmouth City Health Department sell nasal spray medication meant to reverse an opiate drug overdose
State Fire Marshal Investigating 18 Arsons In Portsmouth
State Fire Marshal spokesman Shane Cartmill says the fires are being treated as separate incidents, but there are similarities
Two Arrested For Meth Manufacturing Near Children In Portsmouth
34-year-old Crystal Collier and 28-year-old Troy Munion were arrested last night after members of the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force and FBI executed a Narcotics-related search warrant at Collier's Clay Township home.