A former Portsmouth teenager who went on a 2023 vandalism spree that targeted homes, businesses and houses of worship with graffiti advocating “White supremacy and Nazism” has pleaded guilty to two ...

A Portsmouth man has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors after investigators said he was behind hate-filled vandalism in the ...

Bryshere Gray was charged in June with assaulting his friend, Dustin Wilkins, after Wilkins filed a criminal complaint against him. Wilkins later asked to have the charges withdrawn.

A teenager driving with a 4-foot python drove 110 mph and crashed into a car at Portsmouth traffic circle, police allege.

McKenzie, 58, was charged by the Portsmouth Police Department with sexual assault and simple assault of a minor at Gibbs Garage Bar and Grille, where he worked, in March 2022. He was acquitted in ...

The Virginia Department of Transportation and Elizabeth River Crossings, which oversees the Midtown and Downtown tunnels, have reached a deal to cover many drivers’ outstanding balances and ...

A man was arrested in Portsmouth last week, accused of attempting to solicit a minor for sex, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Judge Solomon Ashby certified four felony charges against Jarvis Green, 35, to the grand jury Wednesday morning. Green faces two counts of forcible sodomy and two counts ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A former Churchland High School teacher in Portsmouth accused of having a sexual relationship with two of his former students is now facing 15 additional charges of sex crimes ...

Becksted remains open to serving the city in other capacities, such as on a land-use board. PORTSMOUTH — Former Mayor Rick Becksted confirmed June 11 he will not run for the City Council this year.

Funding for the projects — which are part of the city’s fiscal year 2026 capital improvement plan — include $4,150,000 in school projects, $14,555,000 in various city projects, $11,450,000 ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Portsmouth’s City Park is already a popular destination for summer camp kids and families, but the city is preparing to invest even more into the space. Denise Cartwright ...