PORTSMOUTH Police continue to investigate a home invasion and triple shooting in which one man died and two others were injured early this morning on Holly Hill Crescent.

By Lia Russell The Virginian-Pilot PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS   The Titanic survived. The Lightship Portsmouth did not. Neither ship had to contend with icebergs or storms. Their battle was with fire and demolition.

BY IDA KAY JORDAN PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS Board members of Friends of Chevra T'helim will celebrate Tu B'Shevat, a Jewish holiday known as the New Year for Trees, by planting a tree at noon Tuesday at the synagogue on Effingham Street.

PORTSMOUTH A police cruiser collided with a Chesapeake Medical Transport vehicle Wednesday morning, and a police officer sustained minor injuries. Police from both cities are investigating.

PORTSMOUTH After operating a few short months, the she riff's new community enforcement unit has netted financial resources from the City Council. The council agreed Tuesday night to front $347,885 to finance the sheriff's unit. "What we have here is a new and creative way of meeting a mission," Councilman Steve Heretick said of the one-year pilot program.

Portsmouth Throughout the Brighton Rock AME Zion Church on Monday, adults and children paid tribute to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. through service.

Norfolk native and novelist Nathan McCall will appear at the main branch of the Portsmouth Public Library at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 27 to discuss his latest book, "Them." The event is free and open to the public.

By Ben Swenson Correspondent PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS There is no hint in Jordan Gatson's smile that he was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness in 2006. In fact, Jordan is like many 3-year-olds. He loves to climb the furniture in his family's Churchland townhouse and pretend he is Spiderman.

Ida Kay Jordan PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS Zion Baptist Church lost everything but its spirit in the devastating Dec. 20 fire. The fire destroyed the old church building, ravaged two buildings on High Street and seriously damaged another.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will award grants of more than $1 million to The Elizabeth River Project Thursday.

The grants, including a Targeted Watershed Grant, will be given to the group during a luncheon, according to a news release from The Elizabeth River Project.