Researchers at Virginia Wesleyan University are looking to aid in cooling down Portsmouth, especially in lower-income neighborhoods or areas with more ... heat sensors to identify hot spots, and that ...

Included in the guide are works commissioned by the City through the “Percent-for-Art” ordinance, works commissioned by ...

Portsmouth City Council passed a resolution last year urging against any potential sale of the Virginia International Gateway ...

Portsmouth mayor says two sites identified for future affordable housing projects may be supplanted by land transfer city is ...

Experts in Portsmouth reveal that areas with low tree cover and concrete have higher temperatures, posing health risks.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Small businesses have been "blooming" in downtown Portsmouth. News 3 has followed along as local entrepreneurs and artisans have grown their businesses as part of the Bloom Market on ...

Portsmouth Police are searching for a woman who was last seen around 4 p.m. Thursday in the 5700 block of Rivermill Circle. Erica Palmer Erica Palmer, 46, has black hair ...

It’s pretty bad,” said Portsmouth resident, Milissa Cherry. You can’t walk down the street anymore without being accosted. So it’s scary. It really is. Like even in the neighborhood I live ...

Bobcat strolls through a Portsmouth neighborhood Wednesday, March 5, 2025. At least 12 people, including a popular musician, ...

The student, Alaila Everett, held the rally outside of her school, I.C. Norcom High School, in Portsmouth, Virginia. Dozens of individuals were seen attending the rally, as Everette delivered a ...