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By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Officials have closed the investigation into the case of August Borden, the 15-year-old Deshler High School student who suffered severe head injuries in August, ruling the incident a tragic accident rather than a criminal act. During […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A Priceville police officer fired after a high-speed chase that killed a Hartselle teenager has been reinstated following a decision by the Priceville City Council on Monday. The council voted to reverse the firing of Officer […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWSPublished October 2025 MONTGOMERY, Ala. — In response to a deadly downtown shooting that left two dead and 12 wounded Saturday night, Governor Kay Ivey has ordered the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Jefferson County teenager has been indicted in three separate 2024 Birmingham murders, authorities confirmed this week. Cameron Scales, 19, faces two counts of capital murder and one count of intentional murder. The […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWSPublished October 2025 HUEYTOWN, Ala. — A teenage boy was shot and wounded Sunday evening during an argument with another teen along a roadside in Hueytown, according to local police. Authorities said officers […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS EPES, Ala. — A search for a missing Mississippi woman and her young daughter has ended in heartbreak after both were found dead in Alabama’s Tombigbee River. The body of Shardee McGill, […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE — A retired Huntsville police officer who once led the city’s Crime Stoppers program has been indicted after investigators said he took more than $25,000 intended for community tipsters. Charles Nathan Nickelson, […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HARTSELLE — A 91-year-old man has died after his vehicle was struck by a train in Hartselle, according to authorities. The collision happened around 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the railroad tracks near College Street and Chestnut […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS FLORENCE — A Florence police officer has been placed on administrative leave after his arrest on a domestic violence charge, officials confirmed Saturday. Officer Evan Thornton was charged with domestic violence, third degree, and […]