PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Trespassing charges filed against two leaders of the Portsmouth NAACP during a protest at the city’s Confederate monument in June were dismissed by a judge on Thursday.

The head of the Portsmouth NAACP says he did just that in the summer of 2020 in bringing down a symbol of racism. Protesters gather in Portsmouth at the Confederate monument.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Former Police Chief Tonya Chapman says she was forced out of office by certain members of the Portsmouth Police Department and added that she believes race played a factor. In a ...

Two members of the Portsmouth NAACP attempted — and failed — to file criminal charges against council members Bill Moody and Elizabeth Psimas on Friday, alleging they violated the city charter ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — 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 ...

The Portsmouth NAACP said it would continue to support the I.C. Norcom student and track star amid the charge stemming against her. PREVIOUS: High school track star speaks after viral clip shows ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The Portsmouth NAACP has come to the defense of a Portsmouth athlete who faces an assault and battery charge after an incident during a state-level track meet last week.

Alaila Everett cries as she speaks at a rally in Portsmouth, Virginia, after being charged with assault on March 13, 2025. WAVY 10. Portsmouth NAACP President James Boyd also spoke at the rally ...

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

“She is not an attacker. Alaila is an honor student at Norcom High School,” James Boyd, the president of the Portsmouth NAACP, told Richmond’s WTVR news station.

The Portsmouth NAACP said it would continue to support the I.C. Norcom student and track star amid the charge stemming against her. Portsmouth athlete facing charges after baton strike video goes ...