Contributed Councillor Lee Hunt, Portsmouth City Council cabinet member for community safety, leisure and sport, said; “Huge congratulations goes to our Trading Standards team on this really ...

Portsmouth ranks as the second hottest city in Virginia, according to data from the National Centers for Environmental ...

Portsmouth City Council approved a nearly $150 million budget for fiscal year 2026. The budget raises the tax rate by 3.49%, impacting homeowners with an estimated $301 annual increase.

Children are entering shops asking to buy counterfeit cigarettes and vapes, a local trader has told Portsmouth City Council.

A new billing system for Portsmouth residents’ water and sewer bills means some payment processing errors and delays that ...

Wilcox Industries will fund what it is calling the Portsmouth Pops Fireworks Extravaganza in 2026 after previously pulling ...

What budget means for Portsmouth tax rate. If the City Council ultimately passes the proposed $149,894,940 budget, it will result in a new estimated tax rate of $11.57 per $1,000 of property ...

A Coast Guard vessel will be docked at Portsmouth's Prescott Park Dock until October 1st due to storm damage at its usual New Castle station. Portsmouth City Council waived the $4,200 dock fees ...

Portsmouth City Council is weighing the expansion of affordable housing. They unanimously approved a request this week, asking the Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Housing Committee to disclose information ...

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (WCHS) — UPDATED - 6 p.m., 4/29/25 Portsmouth City Council voted to table a controversial resolution that would declare the Portsmouth a sanctuary city for the LGBT community.