A Portsmouth athlete is facing assault and battery charges after an incident during a state-level track meet. Meanwhile, the Portsmouth NAACP is coming to the defense.

The I.C. Norcom student and track star who faces an assault and battery charge after her baton struck and injured another runner during a track race last week reiterated Thursday that the incident did ...

A rally was held outside I.C. Norcom High School Thursday night in support of the runner charged in a track baton incident that has since gone viral.

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

The I.C. Norcom student and track star who faces an assault and battery charge after her baton struck and injured another runner during a track race last week reiterated ...

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

I.C. Norcom High School student athlete Alaila Everett has been charged with assault and battery after bashing an opponent's ...

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

A Portsmouth athlete is facing charges of assault and battery after a viral video showed her hitting another student with a ...

Virginia teen Alaila Everett held a rally outside of her high school Thursday, as supporters showed sympathy amid national backlash.

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

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