Teary-eyed I.C. Norcom student athlete Alaila Everett stood before a crowd of people to thank them for their support after being criminally charged in the alleged assault of a fellow track runner with ...

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.

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

The women's 4x200m at an athletics championship in Virginia, USA, got a bit out of hand last weekend. A sprinter gave a competitor a concussion with the relay baton, which is normally only meant to be ...

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 Thursday that the incident did ...

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

Cartoon by Drew Sheneman for March 14, 2025.

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 ...