A fire in Portsmouth at Meineke Car Care Center shut down Route 1 as firefighters stretched hose lines across Lafayette Road.

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The Portsmouth Fire Department cleared the scene at approximately 10:30 a.m., with Gionet noting Route 1 traffic had reopened. Traffic was temporarily diverted.

There was a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s message Thursday in Portsmouth.

Two Portsmouth fire captains who died in the line of duty were laid to rest this week. Polar vortex set to freeze the U.S. as ...

Jones’ obituary states he died at the age of 47 after a three-year battle with occupational cancer. He began working for ...

Capt. Kelsey Pittman died at age 49 on Jan. 6. The funeral program for Pittman says his fellow firefighter, Capt. Christopher "Jonesy" Jones, died after him.

PORTSMOUTH, Va ... 1021 Big Bethel Road in Hampton, the fire department shared. Jones’ service will take place at 1 p.m. Jan. 18 at Alive Church, 1935 Joliff Road, Chesapeake.