PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Portsmouth police are searching for three missing boys last seen on Thursday in the 3500 block of Race ...

At his quarterly forum, Chief Stephen Jenkins touted many positive statistics, including a 45% decrease in homicides compared ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Portsmouth is getting ready for its annual National Night Out event in August. The event is ...

The city's Police Department and its neighborhoods will join together for a National Night Out event Tuesday, Aug. 5. List of ...

A hidden camera, potentially spying on a family in Portsmouth for months, was found in their rental home back in December 2022 and then two weeks later, their home caught fire.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Virginia family is seeking justice after finding a hidden camera in their rental home's shower, followed ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The Portsmouth Police Department has confirmed a missing 12-year-old boy has been found safe and has been reunited with his family. According to officials, Makai Jones ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The Portsmouth Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect involved in a series of convenience store burglaries.

Newport explained the Portsmouth Police Department does not have the federal 287 (g) program status, which allows local law enforcement officers to perform certain federal immigration enforcement ...

The proposal would cut three officers and a dispatcher at the Portsmouth Police Department at a time when Chief Mark Newport says the department is already facing staffing challenges.

It would cut about 15 full-time jobs in the city, four of them at the police department. "We believe this is a fair and reasonable and thoughtful budget proposal," said Portsmouth City Manager ...