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 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.

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

It was viral vision that shocked the world: a high school sprinter appearing to hit a rival overtaking her in the lane next ...

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

A senior at I.C. Norcom High School faces an assault and battery charge in connection to the March 4 incident in Virginia.

A high school track athlete in Virginia has been charged with assault and battery after a baton incident left a competing runner with a concussion and possible fractured skull.

A high school senior has been charged after hitting a competitor in the head with a baton during a track meet.

Alaila Everett, a senior at I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, issued a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery over baton strike.