PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A family of six has been displaced from their home after a fire in Portsmouth on Friday evening. At 6 p.m., firefighters from Portsmouth and Chesapeake responded to the house fire in ...

New two-year contracts for fire Chief Bill McQuillen and Assistant Chief Jason Gionet received City Council approval on ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A large house fire on Tuesday morning in Olde Towne Portsmouth left a woman dead, and her sister was rushed to the hospital with burns. On Thursday, fire officials determined the ...

Portsmouth plans to authorize a $2.5 million bond to purchase a new aerial ladder fire truck. The new truck is not expected to be delivered until 2030 due to nationwide manufacturing delays. Fire ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — One person is dead and another person is injured after a large fire at a home on Court Street Tuesday morning, Portsmouth fire officials said. According to officials, crews ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A Portsmouth church announced they will be raising money to help after a massive fire on Court Street left one dead and one with injured. One dead, one injured after massive ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) —The Island Diver is a 55-foot steel hulled vessel and has been the talk of the Portsmouth waterfront, moving up and down the seawall over the past two weeks following a Sept. 6 ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who has been warning of the dangers of “foreigners” driving illegally on U.S. roads, has her own checkered history behind the wheel. Noem cited her own time ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A fire that claimed the life of a 65-year-old woman early Tuesday morning in Portsmouth has been ruled accidental, officials say. The Portsmouth Fire Marshal’s Office confirmed the ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A popular Portsmouth seafood restaurant is temporarily closed after a fire broke out late Sunday morning. According to Portsmouth Fire & Rescue, emergency crews were called to the ...

Jun. 6—Fire officials in Portsmouth say lightning strikes from a strong thunderstorm that moved over the city Wednesday sparked two house fires. The first fire was reported at 85 Nathaniel Drive at ...