Election | 3 Portsmouth mayor candidates discuss making the city safer By The Virginian-Pilot staff September 17, 2024 at 2:28 p.m. Three candidates are running in Portsmouth's mayoral race: Harold S. Carothers III, Shannon E. Glover...
Election | 7 candidates for Portsmouth School Board discuss student mental health services, teacher pay and more By The Virginian-Pilot staff September 17, 2024 at 2:05 p.m. Seven candidates, including three incumbents, are vying for five seats in the Portsmouth School Board...
Election | How 11 candidates running for Portsmouth City Council plan to tackle economic development By The Virginian-Pilot staff September 17, 2024 at 1:48 p.m. Three Portsmouth City Council seats are up for election. Eleven candidates are running for the...
Crime and Public Safety | Portsmouth prosecutor charged with federal drug crimes 4 days after resigning By Jane Harper September 16, 2024 at 2:45 p.m. Matthew Taylor Morris is accused of possessing and distributing large amounts of marijuana with three...
City Politics | Watch your speed: Cameras in Hampton Roads school zones are back online By Natalie Anderson September 9, 2024 at 2:15 p.m. Chesapeake, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Hampton have each installed speed cameras in local school and...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Inside Business | Norfolk entrepreneur launches yearlong program to boost women’s financial health and power By Sandra J. Pennecke September 4, 2024 at 3:33 p.m. “If we really want to grow businesses, households and communities, we have to get women...
Economy | Some Hampton Roads communities in banking deserts amid changing retail landscape By Sandra J. Pennecke September 4, 2024 at 3:15 p.m. In Hampton Roads, the Federal Reserve's interactive dashboard map shows that the southern parts of...
Crime and Public Safety | 15-year-old boy injured in shooting involving ‘unsecured firearm,’ Portsmouth police say By Trevor Metcalfe September 2, 2024 at 1:31 p.m. Portsmouth Police Chief Stephen Jenkins called the shooting a "shocking and completely preventable incident."
SUBSCRIBER ONLY City Politics | New city manager hopes to bring stability to Portsmouth through ‘level-headed’ leadership By Natalie Anderson August 26, 2024 at 8:31 a.m. About four months into his tenure with Portsmouth, City Manager Steven Carter is relying on...
Education | Chesapeake, Portsmouth to hire more school resource officers with state funds By Natalie Anderson August 14, 2024 at 4:43 p.m. In addition to basic law enforcement training, school resource officers will be trained to respond...