Police arrested 30-year-old Hasheed Ali Mills and charged him with aggravated murder, use of a firearm, shooting in the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a felon, and abuse and ...

Adopt an ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of city of Portsmouth, Virginia, general obligation bonds to include new money bonds in an original principal amount of not to exceed $ ...

Residents said they're fighting a bad reputation since crimes — often sensationalized — happen everywhere, not just in Portsmouth.

Two years after Rivers Casino Portsmouth opened as the first permanent casino in the Commonwealth, multiple sources confirm plans are moving forward to build a connecting hotel. In a Facebook post on ...

Portsmouth has "left the lights on" the holiday tree in Market Square and is inviting the public to help decorate the "Tree ...

The Portsmouth Police Department is planning to exhume the bodies of two newborn girls found dead at a city trash plant in the 1990s in the hopes of identifying them.

Until around April 1, some areas of Portsmouth are expected to have traffic changes while the city patches up the asphalt.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The City of Portsmouth and the Portsmouth Partnership have announced their selection into the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)’s 2025-2026 ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The city of Portsmouth is calling for prayer and reconciliation as it has experienced 37 homicides within the last 12 months. There was a call to action as the city held a ...

Crunch Fitness today announces the opening of Crunch Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Virginia. The $5 million, 40,000-square-foot ...

The crash happened around 6:48 p.m., and it knocked out power to more than 500 Dominion Energy customers in Portsmouth. Power was completely restored in the area around 4:30 a.m.

PORTSMOUTH — Mayor Deaglan McEachern has named the members of his new Municipal Building Blue Ribbon Committee, which is tasked with coming up with a new police station plan while addressing ...