The fire was reported at 2:15 p.m. Portsmouth and Chesapeake firefighters responded and found smoke coming from the detached ...

An accidental electrical issue caused a house fire Sunday afternoon in Portsmouth. Units from Portsmouth Fire Rescue and Emergency Services and Chesapeake Fire Department responded to the report of a ...

Some Portsmouth Public Utilities customers are seeing unexpected spikes in their water bills — and the city says a system ...

Researchers in Portsmouth aim to combat extreme heat by planting 100 trees as an initial step to cool the city's urban heat ...

Portsmouth’s City Park is already a popular destination for kids, adults and families, but the city is preparing to invest even more into the space—and beyond.

A Texas documentarian is in town harnessing the power of storytelling to spread the word about the power of fentanyl. Houston-based Texas Pictures Documentaries conducted ...

Virginia data center firm Globalinx is planning to develop a second data center site near Norfolk, Virginia. During a ...

A local woman, who worked hard to make a positive change in Portsmouth, recently passed away. Now, her family is working hard ...

Jarvis Green, a former math teacher at Churchland High School in Portsmouth, faces new charges related to sex crimes involving two students. The alleged incidents happened between December 2015 and ...

State leaders are celebrating in Portsmouth on Monday, marking the signing of Virginia’s Momnibus, a sweeping package of new ...

Seven Newport News Jail inmates are facing charges after escaping their cells and causing disorder last week, according to ...

The U.S. Coast Guard announced last week that it is renaming its districts, with the Portsmouth-based District 5 being ...