Portsmouth News

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The Navy set up a new command on Friday for patrolling inland waterways at home and abroad, recreating a Vietnam-era force that had to be resurrected for the war in Iraq.

Rabbi Arthur Steinberg walks down the aisle to lead his final service at Temple Sinai in Portsmouth, Va., on Friday, May 25, 2012.

A 16-year-old Churchland High School student was charged with rape Thursday after police say he sexually assaulted a female classmate.

Leaders of Portsmouth's top law-enforcement agencies differ so much in their public personas that you could think of them as yin and yang.

Staff Photo by Steven Marsh: Guest speaker Dennis Fritts, historian and vice president-elect for the board, Virginia Society War of 1812, discusses the war, during Saturday's 11th annual Veterans' Memorial Day program.

More than 1,300 runners and walkers participated in the Ringing In Hope Walk, Run & Fun at Brambleton Town Center Monday, which was also Memorial Day.

Air quality is becoming at concern at a Portsmouth High school and it could take $16 million to make it better.

Across Hampton Roads, people are taking time out to remember those who've given their lives in the service of this country.

Officer Winslow pulled over Joe Staton on May 19. Staton ran into the woods and Winslow followed.

Big bands lost a true and loyal friend when Tommy Newsom died April 28 of liver and bladder cancer at age seventy-eight. Newsom, who gained a measure of fame as the butt of host Johnny Carson's jokes on The Tonight Show about his presumably drab personality and outfits to match, was a superb saxophonist and arranger who was a member of Doc ... (more)

Jim Wilson rolls up the American flags on his truck at a campaign event with Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate, at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, April 27, 2012.

Portsmouth Police Chief Ed Hargis and Commonwealth's Attorney Earle C. Mobley said they want Sheriff Bill Watson to increase supervision for his work programs and restrict more inmates from participating.

The Ringing In Hope Walk, Run & Fun, which has the them "A Salute to Our Troops" takes place Monday, May 28, at Brambleton Town Center.

The sea can be beautiful and peaceful then suddenly stormy and strong.A So too was the life of Michael Calabrese whose body was found in the water near his boat in Camden on Thursday.

The request was made after APM Terminals Inc. sent an unsolicited bid to operate the Virginia Port Authority's ports in April.

WHO: Vice Adm. Robert Parker, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area commander will serve as the grand marshall of the parade, the Historic Ship's Company and the Coast Guard Cutter Albacore crew WHAT: To participate in the 128th annual Portsmouth Memorial Day parade and have the Virginia Beach-based Albacore, an 87-foot patrol boat, available for public ... (more)

A Portsmouth man now faces an attempted murder charge after police say he brutally attacked a Suffolk police officer over the weekend.

At least two businesses in Portsmouth have been hit by copper thieves this month, forcing the installation of security cameras.

A man was caught on camera trying to steal an air conditioning unit in Portsmouth, and police are hoping you can help identify him.

The optimist in me applauds the upcoming summit, by leaders of many localities along the "Golden Crescent" corridor, to find ways to confront transportation problems in Virginia.