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 ...

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 ...

Bombshell new footage of the relay race baton attack that has shocked America has essentially ripped up the runner’s excuse ...

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 ...

Bombshell new footage of the relay race baton attack that has shocked America has essentially ripped up the runner’s excuse that the mid-race strike was an accident. Alaila Everett claimed her strike ...

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