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PORTSMOUTH—A locally filmed documentary hopes to show the world how Dale King is rebuilding Portsmouth one kettlebell lift at a time. When King graduated high school in 1999, he soon joined the military; now a U.S. Army veteran, King was twice deployed to Iraq. In 2007, he’d returned home to Portsmouth where he’d lived all his life.

PORTSMOUTH – After months of planning, the City of Portsmouth is set to move the location of City Hall from 728 2nd Street to 500 Chillicothe Street – also known as the former 5/3 Bank Building. Council officially approved the move on Monday with the 3rd reading of...

PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth Raceway Park welcomed Modifieds, Limited Lates, Sport Mods, and Legends Cars Saturday for an evening of racing presented by On The Esplanade Laser Center and Medical Spa. Brian Skaggs, Robbie Lewis, Luke Jordan, Davey Akers, and Ronnie Niehaus all recorded wins in their respective divisions. Defending...

In an interview after the 2019 closure of Youngstown’s Vindicator newspaper, state Sen. Sandra O’Brien of Rome, R-32nd, told a journalist she thinks people stopped buying newspapers that reflect only Democratic viewpoints. “I’m not gonna buy a newspaper that doesn’t reflect my views,” she said.

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (WCHS) — Portsmouth City Council is considering whether to move forward a resolution opposing a recently passed bill by state lawmakers that prohibits the teaching of “divisive concepts.”. City leaders said House Bill 327 furthers discrimination, and the resolution is intended to let state lawmakers know...

IRONTON — The Clay 10, 11, 12 year old little league softball team will represent District 11 in the 2022 Ohio state tournament following their district championship tournament win at Ironton over the weekend. Members of the Clay softball team include Kenzie Carter, Heidi Smith, Lillie Wolfenbarker, Khloe Adams,...

PORTSMOUTH — Andrew Kelly, currently serving his second term as an elected member of the Town Council, announced Monday his candidacy for the District 11 state Senate seat currently held by James Seveney, who will not seek reelection. District 11 was adjusted by the state’s recently passed redistricting legislation...

The 2022 Ladies Dirtbowl will be July 16 and is a 3-on-3, Co-Ed tournament this year. The tournament will be held at the downtown M

Norma Jean Fisher, daughter of the late Norman B. and Mary Fisher (nee Towner), dear sister of Darlene Griefenstine of Cincinnati, Charles (Be

On Thursday, June 16 a group of women visited the area as part of their Juneteenth celebration. Members of the Daughters of the Und

ASHLAND, KY— A Portsmouth, Ohio man, Charles Glorioso, 53, was sentenced to a total of 414 months on Monday, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning for kidnapping, sexual assault, and possession of contraband. According to the testimony at his trial, on July 10, 2020, and the early hours of...

GREENUP COUNTY, Ky. (WCHS) — A Portsmouth, Ohio man, was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for his role in a 2020 kidnapping and sexual assault case, federal prosecutors said. Charles Glorioso, 53, was sentenced to a total of 414 months in prison Monday, according to a...

Prisons in Ohio are the worst of all states, with the highest rates of violence and sexual assault. The state has a total of 6 prisons that hold over 11,000 inmates. The largest prison is the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (SOCF) in Lucasville, which holds more than 5,500 prisoners. It was built in 1980 and is located on near the city of Lima. SOCF houses many violent offenders including murderers, rapists, child molesters, and gang members. Inmates have been known to escape from the facility as often as once every two months. The facility also has a history of riots and escapes.

Busted! 31 New Arrests in Portsmouth, Ohio – 06/26/22 Scioto County Mugshots. The Scioto County Jail is currently housing 206 inmates. For our readers on Newsbreak, Please click “Read on the web” to view photos. An arrest is not a conviction. All subjects are presumed innocent until...

RIPLEY, Ohio (WKRC) – In the fight of his life, a local first responder is now accepting the help he gave his community for more than four decades. The roles are now reversed after a heartbreaking diagnosis. Up and down the streets of Ripley, Mayor Nowana Bingaman believes the...

CHILLICOTHE — If you poll members of the Portsmouth Post 23 American Legion Baseball team, they should simply tell you that their weekend was perfect. And, indeed on the diamond, it was. That’s because Post 23, in capturing the championship of the 11th annual Jim Jadwin Memorial Tournament in...

In the state of Ohio, Lucasville remains synonymous with the state's largest-ever prison riot. On Easter Sunday of 1993, more than 400 inmates at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility there took over one of three main prison cellblocks. When the uprising in the L-block section ended 11 days later, one guard and nine inmates were dead.  ...

Carolyn James, age 79, of Georgetown, Ohio died June 22, 2022 at her home. She was born April 9, 1943 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi the daughter