Crime

By SPEAKIN’  OUT NEWS TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A 29-year-old Tuscaloosa mother jailed in connection with her infant son’s death died after experiencing a medical emergency in custody on Oct. 6, prompting an investigation by the Tuscaloosa […]

SPEAKIN’  OUT NEWS TROY, Ala. — A judge has set bonds for two men charged with murder in the shooting death of Troy University student Carlique Miller, while a third defendant facing drug charges has been […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS SMYRNA, Ga. — A Republican candidate for the Georgia House of Representatives faces a felony child molestation charge and a public indecency charge following allegations that he exposed himself to a girl […]

Mississippi authorities decline criminal charges as newly released police footage raises questions about the shooting that killed a Black toddler. by SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS SENATOBIA, Miss. — The Mississippi police officer who fatally shot 1-year-old Kohen […]

by SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A woman has been arrested and charged with first-degree assault following an early-morning stabbing at Oakwood University that left one person injured and prompted a police investigation. The Huntsville […]

Three firearms modified for automatic fire among weapons recovered during three-day operation by SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Nineteen firearms, nine arrests and three weapons modified for automatic gunfire. Those were the results of […]

Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, 42, remembered for years of service as investigators examine fatal fall SPEAKIN’  OUT NEWS MABLETON, Ga. — An Atlanta school community is mourning Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, a 42-year-old Black educator […]

Oct. 19 hearing keeps son jailed as police investigate attack that also injured his mother SPEAKIN’  OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE — A Huntsville man accused of killing his father and injuring his mother in a knife […]

Judge orders inpatient evaluation for accused nephew as questions remain about emergency-call timeline by SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS MOBILE — A judge has ordered emergency inpatient treatment and a competency evaluation for the man accused of […]