PORTSMOUTH, Va. — An effort to end violence in Hampton Roads will hit the streets of Portsmouth this weekend. A local pastor plans to lead a march against violence on Saturday, hoping to inspire ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — As 2023 comes to a close, Monica Atkins, the founder of Stop the Violence757, reflects on the year of growth at her organization and celebrates the end of the year with another ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Every city that sees high rates of violent crime and tragedy wants to find solutions. This year Portsmouth hopes their Crime and Gun Violence Prevention Commission will help. "I am ...

Darrell Redmond gets plenty of phone calls. He woke up to six or seven voicemails on a recent Wednesday morning — all from people looking for his guidance. “‘This is going on, can you come talk to me?

PORTSMOUTH — As Portsmouth is experiencing a slight reduction in violent crime, plans are underway to form Portsmouth United, a coalition of city and community leaders working collaboratively to ...

PORTSMOUTH — Overall crime is down by 18% so far this year in Portsmouth, though violent crime has increased by 12%, according to Police Chief Stephen Jenkins. Homicides, however, are significantly ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Portsmouth residents gathered at a council meeting Tuesday to express their discontent with the amount of violence in the city. There's been at least 25 cases of aggravated assaults ...

The Portsmouth City Council will consider establishing a cross agency task force dedicated to gun violence reduction next week after hearing from the police chief in a specially called meeting about ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – This domestic violence awareness month, local law enforcement is doing its part in sharing the dangers of intimate partner violence. On Tuesday, the Portsmouth Police ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Businesses and residents in the Olde Towne area of Portsmouth want an end to the violence that’s fostering concerns that the area is unsafe. 11 shootings in past month in ...

Police are investigating Portsmouth’s wild League One title party after it triggered “mindless acts of violence and criminal damage”. Bars were trashed after players and hundreds of supporters ...

PORTSMOUTH — As the city experiences a slight reduction in violent crime, plans are underway to form Portsmouth United, a coalition of city and community leaders working collaboratively to address ...