violent crime

A Massachusetts jury is deliberating in the case of an Alabama man accused of the beating and stabbing death of an 11-year-old New Hampshire girl more than 35 years ago.

A Montgomery nonprofit is working to highlight the epidemic of hate-fueled crimes, their survivors and the advocacy to prevent the crimes. The Southern Poverty Law Center is holding its Hate Crimes Awareness Month multi-media campaign throughout October.

Officials in Birmingham pleaded Monday with members of the public for information leading to arrests in a weekend mass shooting that killed four people, announcing rewards of up to $100,000. Authorities have still made no arrests after Saturday’s shooting at Hush Lounge.

The City of Mobile recently announced a new partnership with the University Hospital and the Mobile County Health Department aimed at reducing violent crimes.

The Justice Department is ramping up its efforts to reduce violent crime in the U.S., launching a specialized gun intelligence center in Chicago and expanding task forces to curb carjackings. Alabama will be part of that effort.

Mobile City Councilman Cory Penn and Mobile's Executive Director of Public Safety, Rob Lasky, will host a second public forum focused on violence prevention on Saturday, March 2.

Two white boaters charged in an Alabama riverfront brawl that drew international attention pleaded guilty to charges of harassment and assault.

Five people charged in an Alabama riverfront brawl that drew international attention want their day in court. The group has pleaded not guilty to assault and disorderly conduct charges. Police said four white boaters were filmed hitting and shoving a Black riverboat captain in Montgomery.

A judge on Wednesday issued a ruling on bond for the three adult suspects as they await trial on murder charges in connection with a deadly shooting at a Sweet 16 birthday party that killed four in Alabama.

A local nonprofit is raising concerns as the Alabama Department of Corrections releases several hundred inmates from state prisons. The early release program requires ADOC to notify victims as prisoners are let out.