Alabama lawmakers are considering a bill which would allow the state to take control of local police departments struggling with violent crime.

The Barrow County Board of Education unanimously approved the hiring of more school police officers on Tuesday evening.

An 18-year-old Massachusetts man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a 17-year-old in Taunton last Friday.

Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, district attorney offices and officials had a closed-door meeting at the ...

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin issued an urgent plea to the public three days after Saturday’s mass shooting in the Five ...

Birmingham officials are promising enhanced security measures after a mass shooting in the Five Points South area left four ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC) - The Birmingham Police Department says four people are dead after a mass shooting in Five Points ...

There was a time when the city of Birmingham, Alabama, earned the nickname “Bombingham,” renowned for senseless violence and ...

On Monday, Jacobs received the medal of honor from the 20th annual “Crime is Toast” awards ceremony hosted by the Atlanta ...

Police focused on a large crime scene near Jackson Square in Jamaica Plain on Monday night after the shooting.

A 19-year-old Boston man is facing illegal gun possession charges as Boston police continue to investigate a shooting in Jamaica Plain Monday night that left one person dead and led to the recovery of ...

One person is in custody and another man is dead following a shooting Monday night in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood. It ...