1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (507+ words) An original musical about a long-forgotten historical scandal that set post-war Newport aflame will premier at Newport Pridefest Saturday, June 27. "Newport" is a baroque saga of a covert Navy sting targeting Newport community members that eventually culminated in a federal…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (234+ words) PORTSMOUTH" The city has announced a laser show will join the traditional fireworks for its annual Independence Day celebration Friday, July 3 at South Mill Pond to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The alcohol-free event is sponsored by…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (362+ words) I was part of the long argument over this site. I and a handful of others advocated for compromise and against litigation, because we believed the fight itself was the most expensive option on the table. It turned out to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (71+ words) Portsmouth firefighters respond to blaze at circa-1750 home in South End, preventing spread to homes that are "on top of each other," chief says. Fire strikes 1700s Portsmouth South End home, inches from neighbors (This story has been updated to correct…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (803+ words) The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Guitar. .. The Boulder Group Arranges Sale of Net Leased Guitar Center in Virginia Beach MSA The property is located at 5483 Virginia Beach…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (117+ words) Advocates have been hard at work since 2025 to save Newport Hospital's birthing center. Their efforts are paying off, but will it be enough? Funding gap remains in effort to keep Newport birthing center open The state's General Assembly secured $1. 6 million…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (369+ words) Central Virginia is counting down to America's 250th anniversary as Richmond Sail Fest, a Sail Virginia 2026 Affiliate Harbor event, will be taking place June 12-14 and hosted by the city of Richmond and Virginia Museum of History & Culture. On June 11, three classic…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago  (435+ words) NEWPORT " Some people lie splayed out on top of a pile of blankets at Bowen's Wharf. Others sit in lawn chairs, fanning themselves in the Friday morning heat. Employees in white shirts walk down the long line of people handing…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (302+ words) PORTSMOUTH " Celebrating the 230th anniversary of her escape from slavery, Ona Judge Staines became a permanent icon of the city's landscape with a mural dedicated in her honor and to her determination to be free. On Saturday, May 23, the Black Heritage…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (79+ words) It's not so much what we did wrong, it's what they did right," Portsmouth boys lacrosse coach Chad Vischer after loss to Derryfield in DII semis. N. H. boys lacrosse: Derryfield ends Portsmouth's title run in Division II semifinals EXETER " The Division…...