Portsmouth residents recently lobbied city officials to do something to stop speeding drivers from cutting through their neighborhood.

PORTSMOUTH — Hanging on the fence erected outside the former State Street Saloon property is a sign with a downtown address, a phone number and a message: “Our new home! Turn around and you ...

A brand new sign has been introduced to encourage people to shop locally and reduce their driving speed.

Portsmouth will welcome back a fabulous street art festival this weekend thanks to the return to the high-anticipated LOOKUP.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Portsmouth community is honoring one of its most influential leaders with a street named in her honor.

Last week it was revealed that the H&M would be closing its doors for refurbishment. While the closure is only temporary, and ...

In the mid-19th century, Black slaves escaping to freedom found sanctuary at Emanuel A.M.E. Church. A new sign unveiled Friday officially designated the church as a stop on the Underground Railroad.

Huge plumes of smoke were visible over Portsmouth and above the Elizabeth River, billowing from a building with a "Custom Windows of Tidewater" sign.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Award-winning musician and Portsmouth native, Missy Elliott, is set to be honored Monday with the renaming of a portion of McLean Street to “Missy Elliott Boulevard”. The ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A stretch of road drivers once knew only as McLean Street, is now permanently cemented as Missy Elliott Boulevard. Back in August, Portsmouth City Council voted unanimously to ...