PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The Portsmouth NAACP has come to the defense of a Portsmouth athlete who faces an assault and battery charge after an incident during a state-level track meet last week.

VSU's spring grads will hear from trailblazers Don Scott and Louise Lucas at dual ceremonies on May 17. Learn more, including ...

In October, a Newport County jury found that former Jamestown Police Det. Derek Carlino was negligent in his involvement in the death by suicide of a teenager. But it won’t end Carlino’s career in ...

Newport County Branch – NAACP will commemorate this tragic event ... St. John's Lodge No. #1, 81 Sprague St., Portsmouth, will hold a Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser on Saturday from 4-8 p.m ...

Portsmouth receives approximately $15 million ... In Virginia, Education Chair of the state's NAACP chapter James Fedderman believes reactions from school divisions across the Commonwealth will ...

Nixon, serving as a literary arts ambassador, brings 10 years of poetry writing and performance to his new role.

The national NAACP has ordered the Columbus branch to stop all activities and meetings until further notice. This follows months of conflict between the local branch and the national organization ...

Portsmouth City Council voted to table a controversial resolution that would declare the Portsmouth a sanctuary city for the LGBT community. Councilman Sean Dunne is sponsoring the resolution ...

A letter from the national NAACP to the Columbus NAACP describes a widespread refusal of cooperation from the Columbus branch. The Columbus branch of the NAACP has been instructed by the national ...