SKI MASK GUNMAN HUNT ENDS WITH PAROLEE ARREST AFTER MIDNIGHT SEARCH
A terrifying late-night call sent Portsmouth police racing through multiple neighborhoods looking for a masked man with a gun. Around ...
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Where Did the Paving Money Go? Portsmouth Spent $2.39 Million on Streets in Four Years
As Portsmouth leaders prepare to place a renewal of the city’s street paving levy on the November ballot, one reader ...
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GUNS FLASHED AT BANNON PARK, KNIFE THROWN IN TRACY PARK — WILD DAY IN PORTSMOUTH PARKS
A pair of strange and unsettling calls kept Portsmouth police busy after weapons complaints at two local parks. Just after ...
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Joseph V. Johnson, 76 of Otway
Joseph V. Johnson, 76, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at the SOMC Hospice Center in Portsmouth. Born on ...
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BODY FOUND ON 5TH STREET, CORONER CALLED TO SCENE
A grim discovery brought emergency crews and police to Portsmouth. EMS was first called to 5th Street for a report ...
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“THEY’RE TRYING TO KILL ME” — Nursing Home Patient Begs for Help at Kroger
It sounded serious at first. Officers were called to Kroger on Gay Street after an employee reported a man had ...
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CHILD’S 911 CALL LEADS TO DUAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARRESTS
A call from a child in the middle of the night set off a fast response—and ended with both parents ...
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Maddison Olivia Leightenheimer, 22, of Greenville
Maddison Olivia Leightenheimer, 22, of Greenville, SC, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 24, 2026, in Greenville. Olivia was ...
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Timothy Lee Sizemore, 68 of Portsmouth
Timothy Lee Sizemore, 68, of Portsmouth, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2026 at his sister’s residence. He was born September ...
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Portsmouth Looking to Renew Street Paving Levy for November Ballot
The Portsmouth City Auditor is asking City Council to move forward with getting a street paving levy ready for the ...
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