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Portsmouth, Virginia is located in Portsmouth County. Zip codes in Portsmouth, VA include 23704, 23701, and 23705. The median home price in Portsmouth is $149,900 which is roughly $96/per square foot. More Portsmouth information.

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15 hrs ago | WVEC-TV Norfolk

Woman shot in Portsmouth

Portsmouth Police received two calls around 1:00 a.m. about a shooting on Jefferson Street near Atlanta Avenue - one from the neighborhood and another from Sentara Norfolk General.

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Tue May 21, 2013

WRIC-TV Richmond

Judge won't allow tunnel tolls during appeal

A Portsmouth judge has ruled the state can't toll the tunnels from Portsmouth to Norfolk while it appeals his earlier ruling declaring the tolls unconstitutional.

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The Virginian-Pilot

Comedy at Calypso, Coffee Concert II

Live stand-up comedy. 8:30 p.m. at Calypso Bar and Grill, 1101 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach.

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Sun May 19, 2013
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Mobile farmers markets infuse fresh foods

It doesn't take much to satisfy the 72-year-old's appetite, but she's picky about what's on her plate.

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Sat May 18, 2013

The Virginian-Pilot

Portsmouth offers interaction for special-needs students

It's story time in Laura Rieg's preschool classroom at Olive Branch Preschool in Portsmouth on Friday, May 10, 2013.

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Thu May 16, 2013

WVEC-TV Norfolk

Blaze simulated on Portsmouth ship to train firefighters

More than 90 firefighters from around the world are meeting this week in Portsmouth to learn how best to fight fires aboard ships.

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Wed May 15, 2013

The Virginian-Pilot

Approved Portsmouth budget cuts school funding

The City Council unanimously passed its $389 million operating budget Tuesday evening, cutting school funding but leaving the city's tax rate unchanged.

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Mon May 13, 2013

WTKR-TV Norfolk

Gary Sinise meets with wounded warriors after Lt. Dan Band show in Portsmouth

Portsmouth, Va .- Actor Gary Sinise and his Lt. Dan Band hit the stage in Portsmouth over the weekend.

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Hampton Roads Daily Press

A port first: box ship drafts 49 feet of water

The Virginia Port Authority announced that the port complex topped its own East Coast record on Saturday when a fully loaded Mediterranean Shipping Co.

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Hampton Roads Daily Press

Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers to play Portsmouth in August

Williamsburg's Bruce Hornsby hasn't been a stranger to local audiences recently.

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WTKR-TV Norfolk

Teen shot to death in Portsmouth

A 60-year-old Portsmouth man is now facing murder charges in the shooting death of a family member, police tell NewsChannel 3. On May 12, 2013 at approximately 11:20 p.m., Portsmouth police received 911 calls related to gunshots in the area of the 3700 block of Magnolia Drive.

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Sat May 11, 2013

The Virginian-Pilot

Every year, former military brats party like it's 1969

Anna Piemontese Bonomo, center, shares a laugh with Cindy Lee, center right, during the 30th annual reunion of Naples High School students at Ray and Cindy Lee's home in Suffolk on May 11, 2013.

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The Virginian-Pilot

One week of biking (and ferrying) to work

Pilot reporter Dave Forster parked his car for a week and made the Portsmouth-to-Norfolk commute using his bike.

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Fri May 10, 2013

The Virginian-Pilot

Virginia gubernatorial hopefuls tout tax reform

A new ranking of Virginia's business tax burden as one of the lowest in the nation arrives as taxes have become a key issue in the governor's race.

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WVEC-TV Norfolk

Naval shipyards may be exempt from furloughs

A top defense official says workers at the Navy's four public shipyards could be given a special exemption from budget-related furloughs.

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Thu May 09, 2013

The Virginian-Pilot

Former Portsmouth Mayor Bernard Griffin dies

Griffin served on the council from 1992 through 2004. He was appointed mayor after the recall of former Mayor James Holley and served from July through October 2010.

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Wed May 08, 2013

The Virginian-Pilot

Showing up at decision time

The eyes of the nation have already turned to Virginia's gubernatorial race, one of only two such contests in the country and the only competitive one.

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Fleet Owner Magazine

Virginia judge rules against plan to impose tolls on tunnels

A Circuit Court Judge in Virginia ruled that the state General Assembly exceeded its power when it allowed the highway department to impose tolls at two existing tunnels to help pay for a new tunnel connecting Norfolk and Portsmouth, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal .

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Tue May 07, 2013

Trinidad Guardian

Students flock to Virginia for steelpan festival

The second weekend in May brings hundreds of pan students to the Virginia coast for beaches, fun, sun, and great pan.

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WAVY-TV Portsmouth

A memorial for fallen officers was held Tuesday at St. Mark Missionary Church in Portsmouth.

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