Crime

Officials face up to 20 years in prison for alleged misuse of taxpayer money By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS STAFFPublished November 4, 2025 The Mayor of Brooksville, Mississippi, and the town’s former city clerk have been arrested on charges […]

82-year-old Aldorthia Burrell was caught in crossfire outside her Birmingham home; community mourns a life lost to senseless gunfire. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A 17-year-old boy has been charged with capital murder in the shooting death of 82-year-old Aldorthia Burrell, […]

Authorities say driver was speeding and under the influence in July wreck that claimed young athletes’ lives By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS (LEFT) Kamden Ryan Willis, 19, has been charged with two counts of reckless murder […]

Family urges awareness after freak accident leaves child with serious injuries By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS STAFFPublished November 4, 2025 A 9-year-old Black boy from Jena, Louisiana, is recovering after suffering severe burns when his metal necklace became entangled […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS MORGAN COUNTY, Ala. — Four men are in custody following a north Alabama sting operation targeting individuals accused of attempting to exploit children online, the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office announced. The investigation, titled “Operation […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Authorities have confirmed that human remains found more than two years ago in Montgomery belong to Jordan Lashelle Fitzpatrick, a missing Alabama teenager whose disappearance gripped the Tuskegee community. The Montgomery County District […]

By  SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A Jefferson County jury on Monday sentenced Antonio Shaw, 32, to life without the possibility of parole for a deadly shooting that killed two men, injured a third, and narrowly missed a 1-year-old boy […]

By Carol Robinson | Speakin’ Out News A Jefferson County judge on Friday set bond for Steven Tyler Whitehead, the 27-year-old man charged in the deadly shooting that claimed the life of 18-year-old Kimber Mills, a beloved […]

Man accused in death of Dr. Julie Gard Schnuelle faces capital murder charges By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS OPELIKA, Ala. — A Lee County judge has found probable cause to send the case against Harold Rashad […]

Governor calls for closing loopholes as Aniah’s Law expansion heads to 2026 ballot By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Governor Kay Ivey is condemning the release of a suspect in the October 4 Montgomery mass shooting, saying the […]