Portsmouth man loses more than $11,000 in arrest warrant scam
A Portsmouth man says he’s now bankrupt after becoming a victim of an arrest warrant scam. You all know the classic internet ...
Once the tallest man in America, Portsmouth native, sheriff’s deputy remembered by love, warmth
George Bell, a Hampton Roads native and former Harlem Globetrotter, once held the record as the tallest living man in the U.S ...
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Portsmouth man charged with 10 counts of child sex crimes
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, Va. — The Isle of Wight Sheriff's Office announced Thursday that they have arrested and charged a Portsmouth man with crimes related to "the facilitation of downloads of ...
Detectives arrest another suspect following Portsmouth homicide investigation
Detectives arrested another suspect Friday in connection to a homicide investigation of a man police said was found dead upon first responders’ arrival in Portsmouth on Sunday. In a statement, the ...
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West Portsmouth Man Charged with Attempted Murder Following Stabbing Incident, Held on $125,000 Bond
A West Portsmouth man is charged with attempted murder and felonious assault after two people were stabbed, with law ...
George Bell, America's tallest man and Portsmouth native, passes away
Bell was a deputy with the Norfolk Sheriff's Office from 2000 to 2014. He stood at a towering 7 feet, 8 inches tall.
Ex-Norfolk deputy, tallest man in America, dies
Former Norfolk Sheriff’s Department Deputy and gentle giant George Bell has died. Bell, who was born in Portsmouth, Virginia ...