http://www.wvec.com/my-city/portsmouth RSS Feed for WVEC - My City - Portsmouth en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 10:59:27 GMT 2013-05-22T10:59:27Z en-us http://www.wvec.com/my-city/portsmouth/Woman-shot--208454601.html Police say someone drove her to the hospital around 1:00 a.m. from the scene on Jefferson Street. Wed, 22 May 2013 10:00:29 GMT http://www.wvec.com/my-city/portsmouth/Woman-shot--208454601.html 2013-05-22T10:00:29Z http://www.wvec.com/my-city/portsmouth/eekend-road-work-near-Downtown-Tunnel--207839701.html All lanes of the tunnel will be open, but I-264 East will be reduced to one lane at the Effingham Street on-ramp beginning at 9:00 p.m. Friday. Fri, 17 May 2013 10:41:05 GMT http://www.wvec.com/my-city/portsmouth/eekend-road-work-near-Downtown-Tunnel--207839701.html 2013-05-17T10:41:05Z http://www.wvec.com/my-city/portsmouth/tolls-in-court-208386641.html Circuit Judge James A. Cales Jr. denied the state's request to suspend his May 1 ruling pending an appeal to the Supreme Court of Virginia. Wed, 22 May 2013 10:59:27 GMT http://www.wvec.com/my-city/portsmouth/tolls-in-court-208386641.html 2013-05-22T10:59:27Z http://www.wvec.com/my-city/portsmouth/ODU-economic-forcast--208358631.html The Old Dominion University Economic Forecasting Project has revised its calculations for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2013, and it now appears the region won’t be losing jobs, but instead, will experience a 0.04 percent increase in jobs. Tue, 21 May 2013 22:01:18 GMT http://www.wvec.com/my-city/portsmouth/ODU-economic-forcast--208358631.html 2013-05-21T22:01:18Z http://www.wvec.com/my-city/portsmouth/Portsmouth-school-bus-maintance-building-burglarized-208368851.html Police say nearly $15,000 worth of tools, computer equipment and a safe were stolen. Tue, 21 May 2013 22:36:53 GMT http://www.wvec.com/my-city/portsmouth/Portsmouth-school-bus-maintance-building-burglarized-208368851.html 2013-05-21T22:36:53Z http://www.wvec.com/my-city/portsmouth/Portsmouth-Marine-among-13-to-be-laid-to-rest-at-Arlington--207524991.html Marine Pfc. Walter Boyd and 12 others died when their helicopter came under heavy enemy fire and crashed off Cambodia during the Vietnam War. Wed, 15 May 2013 13:36:16 GMT http://www.wvec.com/my-city/portsmouth/Portsmouth-Marine-among-13-to-be-laid-to-rest-at-Arlington--207524991.html 2013-05-15T13:36:16Z http://www.wvec.com/my-city/portsmouth/182422001.html Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:14:22 GMT http://www.wvec.com/my-city/portsmouth/182422001.html 2012-12-10T16:14:22Z http://www.wvec.com/my-city/portsmouth/Firefighters-fight-simulated-fire-aboard-ship-207754721.html The fake fire was located two decks down in the ship's engine room. Exercise instructors darkened the entire ship and turned on smoke machines and simulated flames to replicate a real blaze. Thu, 16 May 2013 22:21:12 GMT http://www.wvec.com/my-city/portsmouth/Firefighters-fight-simulated-fire-aboard-ship-207754721.html 2013-05-16T22:21:12Z http://www.wvec.com/my-city/portsmouth/Health-dept-to-survey-Portsmouth-residents-about-emergency-preps-207164621.html People throughout Portsmouth get door knocks this week. People from the health department are collecting information that could help before, during, and after disasters. Wed, 15 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT http://www.wvec.com/my-city/portsmouth/Health-dept-to-survey-Portsmouth-residents-about-emergency-preps-207164621.html 2013-05-15T04:01:00Z http://www.wvec.com/my-city/portsmouth/Woman-rescued-after-driving-400-feet-into-marsh-208229221.html Fire units arrived, assessed the situation, and using backboards as stepping stones, they were able to walk the driver out of the marsh to safety. Mon, 20 May 2013 23:38:23 GMT http://www.wvec.com/my-city/portsmouth/Woman-rescued-after-driving-400-feet-into-marsh-208229221.html 2013-05-20T23:38:23Z