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By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A student at Grissom High School was arrested after a firearm was discovered in a vehicle on campus, prompting swift action from school officials and law enforcement. According […]

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has taken a definitive step toward justice for one of the most heartbreaking tragedies in state history. On March 27, 2026, the court upheld the capital […]

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A heartbreaking tragedy has shaken families and communities across the South after two middleschool students were killed and several others injured in a devastating school bus crash during afield trip in Tennessee.The […]

Byline: SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS FLORENCE, Ala. — A Lauderdale County physician has been ordered to pay more than $500,000 after a disturbing case involving the tracking of a patient’s vehicle—raising serious concerns about privacy, trust, […]

Byline: SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Authorities are urging the public to come forward with information in a tragic hit-and-run case that took the life of a 32-year-old Alabama man earlier this year. DeQuarius L. Pritchett was […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A heartbreaking tragedy in Birmingham has led to criminal charges and renewed concerns about child safety and drug exposure in the home. Authorities have arrested 25-year-old Brandi Stokes following the death […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS An investigation is ongoing in Lawrence County after a troubling incident involving two children has sparked renewed concerns about firearm safety in the home. Authorities say a 13-year-old boy is recovering […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A Montgomery judge has denied a request from a former Alabama State University student to withdraw his guilty plea in the 2020 murder of fellow student Adam “Belle” Dowdell, a case […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A gripping new true-crime podcast is shining a national spotlight on a disturbing case—and on the voices that refused to be ignored. Someone’s Hunting Us, a chart-climbing podcast from NJ.com, takes […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS TOLEDO, OHIO — Isaiah Monroe, 21, has been sentenced to at least 22 years in prison for the rape and subsequent pregnancy of a 12-year-old girl. The sentencing, handed down by Judge Lori Olender […]