Holiday Inn or Homeless Hub? Ongoing Incidents at Downtown Hotel Raise Big Questions for Portsmouth’s Future
The Holiday Inn on Second Street is supposed to be a beacon for out-of-town visitors—a comfortable place to stay near ...
Read moreDetailsThe Holiday Inn on Second Street is supposed to be a beacon for out-of-town visitors—a comfortable place to stay near ...
Read moreDetailsThings got extra crispy at a local pizza joint after a woman stormed into the Portsmouth Police Department claiming she ...
Read moreDetailsJust after 9:30 p.m., Portsmouth police were called to Kroger once again—this time for a familiar face. Employees reported that ...
Read moreDetailsIt was a wild night in Portsmouth as police and medics were dispatched to three separate mental health emergencies — ...
Read moreDetailsA 911 call about a possible home invasion took a wild turn when Portsmouth Police arrived at a Mabert Road ...
Read moreDetailsWhen things got rowdy on High Street, Portsmouth Police didn’t reach for the cuffs first — they reached for calm, ...
Read moreDetailsFear is turning into frustration at the Hisle Park Apartments, where residents say a masked man in black is terrorizing ...
Read moreDetailsYou might think laying out some old clothes and knickknacks on your front lawn is no big deal — but ...
Read moreDetailsA friend’s concern turned into a lifesaving intervention when Portsmouth Police responded to a welfare check on a man who’d ...
Read moreDetailsJust before the sun came up, chaos checked in early at the Holiday Inn on 2nd Street. Staff frantically dialed ...
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