You won’t want to miss 16th Annual Paddle Plunge! on the Portsmouth Patch calendar ...

The Portsmouth City Council agreed to make a one-time $1.57 million payment to its school employees’ health insurance risk pool, SchoolCare, to prevent their coverage from getting discontinued in May.

City Councilor Kate Cook urged creating a Housing Action Plan, stating Portsmouth is dealing with a real “housing crisis.” ...

Portsmouth’s Complete Streets policy “means streets that are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users, so that pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and public transportation users of ...

Portsmouth's City Council will hold public hearings on creating social drinking districts and prohibiting Keno and "games of chance." Following the hearings, the council will vote on whether to add ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Last month we told you about the proposal for a possible new Portsmouth City Hall building and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — People are raising safety concerns after a fatal shooting in Portsmouth just before midnight Saturday ...

Portsmouth approves $400K more for counsel to fight lawsuit over alleged dumping on Banfield Road site where owner wants to ...

Portsmouth City Council is considering converting one-way State Street to two-way traffic. Supporters believe the change would improve pedestrian safety and encourage visitors to linger downtown.