Headline News

ALABAMA EXPANDS VOTING RIGHT

Gov. Kay Ivey signs Senate Bill 24 into law on June 9 while voting-rights advocates, community leaders, and supporters look on. The legislation creates a clearer process for eligible formerly incarcerated Alabamians seeking to restore [...]
Headline News

TUBERVILLE RESIDENCY CONTROVERSY DEEPENS

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville faces a June 14 hearing before Alabama Republican Party officials as questions continue about his residency status, Florida voting history, tax records, and ownership of a Florida beach home valued at [...]
Headline News

HUNTSVILLE’S GROWTH EMERGENCY HITS THE CLASSROOM: TWO NEW SCHOOL PROJECTS SIGNAL A $600 MILLION RACE TO KEEP UP

With new campuses planned for Huntsville Middle Schools is moving to relieve pressure from one of Alabama’s fastest-growing cities BY SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Huntsville City Schools has broken ground on a new Huntsville Middle School [...]
Headline News

Federal Judge Explode on Alabama GOP Map Say State Tried to Silence Black Voters

Three-judge federal panel says Alabama’s congressional map was intentionally designed to weaken Black voting power SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A federal court has delivered a stunning blow to Alabama Republicans after judges blocked the state from [...]
Headline News

HUNTSVILLE MOVES FORWARD WITH MAJOR DR. RICHARD SHOWERS RECREATION CENTER RENOVATION

Huntsville City Council approved a design contract for major renovations at the Dr. Richard Showers, Sr. Recreation Center on Blue Springs Road. District 1 Council Member Michelle Watkins says the Dr. Richard Showers, Sr. Recreation [...]
Headline News

Supreme Court Ruling Doesn’t Erase Alabama’s Discrimination Record, Experts Say

by Jemeana Smothers-Roberson, Associate Publisher and Managing Editor, Speakin’ Out News Alabama legislators face renewed legal challenges – Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) won Alabama’s redrawn District 2 in November 2024 with 54.5% of the vote, [...]
Headline News

THE COURT HAS SPOKEN – AND BLACK VOTERS ARE PAYING THE PRICE

On April 29, 2026, the United States Supreme Court handed down one of the most consequential civil rights rulings in a generation — and the reverberations are shaking Alabama to its political foundations. In a [...]

ALABAMA EXPANDS VOTING RIGHT

TUBERVILLE RESIDENCY CONTROVERSY DEEPENS

HUNTSVILLE’S GROWTH EMERGENCY HITS THE CLASSROOM: TWO NEW SCHOOL PROJECTS SIGNAL A $600 MILLION RACE TO KEEP UP

Federal Judge Explode on Alabama GOP Map Say State Tried to Silence Black Voters

HUNTSVILLE MOVES FORWARD WITH MAJOR DR. RICHARD SHOWERS RECREATION CENTER RENOVATION

Supreme Court Ruling Doesn’t Erase Alabama’s Discrimination Record, Experts Say

THE COURT HAS SPOKEN – AND BLACK VOTERS ARE PAYING THE PRICE

State News

Google’s $1.5 Billion Bet on Alabama Could Reshape Northeast Region’s Economy

City News

New John Hunt Park Recreation Center Opens, Expanding Opportunities for Huntsville Families

This week’s edition, June 16, 2026

Subscribe (Print and Digital)

Alabama A&M News

Politics

Crime and Tragedy

Top News

ALGOP’s Hearing on Tuberville’s Residency Issues was a Spectacular Flop

What’s the Difference Between a Grifter and a Thief?

Judge Orders Restoration of Historic Displays, Says Government Used a ‘White-Out Pen’ on History

Study Raises Concerns About Glucosamine Use in People With Alzheimer’s Disease

Mother Pleads Guilty in Horrific Alabama Child Trafficking Case; Agrees to Testify

Alabama Seizes 123,000 Illegal Kratom Doses in Statewide Crackdown

Blount County Mother Charged with Child Abuse, Criminal Surveillance

Family of Accused Hospital Shooting Suspect Sues DCH Over Mental Health Care Claims

Opinion | If college athletics is broken, Nick Saban helped break it

Alabama Education Leaders Consider Expanding World Language Studies

Religion

Sports

Health