Portsmouth city leaders have launched a major downtown redevelopment project to address housing needs and more on High Street.

Portsmouth’s Ports and Industrial Commission shared earlier this month a host of initiatives and opportunities underway to ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Longtime residents and local business owners say Portsmouth is feeling safer and the numbers back them up. Police Chief Stephen Jenkins says the city has seen significant reductions ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The downtown tunnel in Portsmouth will have a full closure on Sunday night. The closure is estimated to be from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. Motorists can utilize the Midtown tun… ...

Portsmouth Portsmouth’s own ‘Grumpy Cat’ shuts down the Downtown Tunnel, up for adoption by: Julia Avery Posted: Jun 13, 2025 / 05:11 PM EDT Updated: Jun 13, 2025 / 05:11 PM EDT ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Downtown Portsmouth could soon look a lot brighter before summer's end. A new grant program is putting money into the hands of small businesses to help improve security and ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Police in Portsmouth are investigating a shooting that happened early Sunday morning in the city's downtown. According to police the call came in a little before 3 a.m. to the ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Businesses and residents in the Olde Towne area of Portsmouth want an end to the violence that’s fostering concerns that the area is unsafe. 11 shootings in past month ...

The ripple effect of Wednesday morning's warehouse fire in Portsmouth wasn't restricted to just one block. It stretched into the heart of downtown Portsmouth, as Dominion Energy had to cut power ...

The Inn Downtown, a 10-room aparthotel in Portsmouth, has been listed for sale for $5.35 million. Owner Doug Palardy is heading into semi-retirement after opening the inn in 2019.

What started as a hurricane hit our region as a tropical storm. But this downgrade did little to diminish the extreme destruction left by the warpath of Isaias. On this day five years ago, the storm ...

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio. (WSAZ) - American Electric Power (AEP) will have a planned power outage on Thursday, July 17, in downtown Portsmouth. AEP said the outage will be from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., affecting ...