Tag: Portsmouth

A late-night disturbance on Wayne Avenue quickly escalated into a reported gun threat — but by the time police arrived, ...

A welfare check in Portsmouth’s Wayne Hills area took a dramatic turn when a young child led officers straight to ...

Joy Anetta (Rowles) Lutz, 89, of Portsmouth passed away Friday, March 20, 2026 at SOMC Medical Center. She was born August ...

Matthew Lee Alexander, 40 formerly of West Portsmouth, passed away Monday March 16, 2026 in Lakeland, Florida. He was born ...

What started as a reported fight in a car at a Portsmouth gas station ended not with arrests, but with ...

Portsmouth City Council is taking the first step toward bringing back a tool designed to help the city turn empty ...

A pair of calls to Portsmouth police highlight the difficult line officers often walk when responding to situations involving fear, ...

What started as a complaint about a barefoot woman refusing to leave a Portsmouth gas station ended with an arrest ...

Portsmouth officers spent part of the early morning hours responding to several suspicious activity calls from concerned residents across the ...

Jeffrey Duane Smith was called home on March 18, 2026.  Born September 9, 1951 in Chillicothe, OH, Jeff led a ...