Portsmouth News

Portsmouth police said they seized computers and arrested five people on allegations they ran illegal gambling operations.

In a joint investigation involving state and federal authorities, a 24-year-old Portsmouth man was arrested on June 25 for using the internet to solicit for sexual activity.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The Coast Guard has halted all water traffic within a half-mile of the James River Bridge while utility crews remove downed power lines from the water.

Loading... A 2001 view of the downtown Portsmouth skyline features the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel and Waterfront Conference Center at the left.

Police in Portsmouth, Va., have arrested an Elizabeth City man in connection with a murder in that city last week.

Former Portsmouth Police Officer, Paul Alonzo Ewing, 38, pled guilty in Norfolk federal court to possession of child pornography on Monday.

Police have a man in custody, charged with the murder of an apartment complex maintenance worker.

That loud boom you might hear early Sunday in the West Norfolk section of Portsmouth is a building being razed.

Portsmouth Police responding to a call of a suspicious situation in the 1400 block of Lansing Ave.

Portsmouth firefighters kept busy Tuesday evening putting out two fires in the city.

NORFOLK, Va. - A historic ship that survived World War II battles may have a new home in Portsmouth.

Hampton Roads Transit's Loop service in downtown Portsmouth has two new routes. The route now includes the Park View and Westbury neighborhoods, while service to Leckie Street and the Navy's medical center has been discontinued, an HRT news release says.

Portsmouth fire officials say a truck that brought down a power line inadvertently set in motion the events that ultimately saw three people die from carbon monoxide poisoning.

In January 2008, Tarquia Stagg stood by and watched as his father fatally shot a man and wounded another.

The city of Portsmouth has adopted a new tool to curtail crime at two public housing complexes: privatization.

A former Portsmouth policeman faces new federal child pornography charges in addition to related state charges, with a plea agreement hearing set for later this month in U.S. District Court.

At the Midtown Tunnel, an accident has been cleared, but eastbound traffic to Norfolk.

You'll find more than just books at this weekend's Friends of the Portsmouth Public Library book sale.

A woman is in critical condition at a local hospital after a fire at a Portsmouth apartment complex yesterday.

A city police officer was justified in shooting a man after a chase when the man refused to show his hands, the commonwealth's attorney has concluded.