Bahena says one of the big races of the Paddle Battle is the Challenge Cup. “We’ve invited the five military commands in Portsmouth proper, the Naval Shipyard, the Naval Medical Center ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — I recently visited Portsmouth to check out a piece of local history at the Naval Shipyard Museum. Ross Patterson, Assistant Curator of the museum tells the story of one item in ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The Naval Shipyard Museum in Portsmouth will reopen to the public on June 9 for the first time since the pandemic started.

For more information, please call the offices of the History Division of the Portsmouth Museums, which are located at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum at 2 High St., Portsmouth, at (757)-393-8591.

The Friends of the Naval Shipyard Museum will host the inaugural Portsmouth Paddle Battle on Sept. 11. People can compete in kayak and stand-up paddleboard categories based on age and experience ...

“The story of Portsmouth and the Navy Yard are like threads in a tapestry,” said Marcus W. Robbins, president of The Friends of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum, the organization that is ...

What incredible history we have here in Hampton Roads. This week, we would like to highlight the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth. On November 1, 1767 Andrew Sprowle, a merchant and ship owner,… ...

Workers reinstated at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard The workers, all entry-level employees still in their probationary periods, were briefly fired by the Navy Department last week. Community: ...

Celebrating its 220th anniversary, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard’s mission today is “the safe overhaul, repair, and modernization of the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered attack submarine fleet ...

"There's a story in every brick you trip over." Barbara Early was talking about Olde Towne, the historic heart of Portsmouth, Va., a city of 97,000 on the banks of the Elizabeth River. Early’s ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Museum Store Sunday allows patrons to score discounts at all Portsmouth museum stores. “It’s meant to be a great addition to all those holiday shopping specials that ...