The Lynchburg Commonwealth's Attorney has weighed in on the assault and battery charges filed against a Virginia high school ...

Alaila Everett held back tears as she thanked the crowd of people for supporting her despite her recent charges for the ...

The Virginia high school track and field runner who hit an opponent in the head with a baton has been charged with ...

Portsmouth rallied behind Alaila Everett, a 17-year-old who is facing backlash and a criminal charge after hitting her ...

Alaila Everett, a high school senior, said she lost her balance and accidentally hit the other girl when she was pumping her arms.

A track and field meet in Portsmouth has gained viral attention for an unintended moment that left one runner injured. The<a ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A Portsmouth runner who stuck an opponent with a baton during a high school relay race has been charged with assault, the Lynchburg commonwealth’s attorney told multiple media ...

The video has been widely shared online. It shows the moment Everett appears to hit another runner in the head with her baton as she's being passed. Everett says video from a second angle offers a ...

One misdemeanor charge of assault and battery was taken out in this matter,” Bethany Harrison, Commonwealth’s Attorney for ...

The teen is facing a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery after the incident, which reportedly left the other runner ...

The episode at an indoor relay race in the Virginia state championships has raised the question of whether it was intentional or an accident.