Montgomery police

A second person has been charged with murder in connection with a shooting that killed two people and injured 12 others in a crowded downtown nightlife district in Alabama’s capital city in early October, police said. Montgomery police announced that Dantavious McGhee, 19, was arrested a day earlier and charged with one count of capital murder, nine counts of assault in the first degree and three counts of assault in the second degree.

The Montgomery Police Department has a new Chief of Police. After a national search to fill the position, Mayor Steven L. Reed is naming James “Jim” Graboys for the job. He brings more than 20 years of experience.

A shooting at a crowded party in Alabama’s capital left 13 people injured — nine of whom were shot. Officials said Sunday that four other people were injured in the subsequent chaos.

Crime among young people is on the rise in Montgomery County. In fact, just earlier this month, Montgomery police charged an 8-year-old child with first-degree robbery and other charges for carjacking and pursuing a vehicle chase with law enforcement officials.

An attorney for a white former officer convicted of killing an unarmed black man has filed a motion to keep the ex-officer out of Alabama prisons. News…

Authorities in Alabama say a newly hired middle school teacher has been charged with sexually abusing a 12-year-old student. News outlets report…