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Alabama Weather Offices Quiet on Possible Federal Layoffs

March 11, 2025 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Recent federal cutbacks may have affected Alabama’s National Weather Service offices, but officials aren’t confirming any job losses. The National Weather Service and its Public Affairs Office declined to comment on internal […]

Unemployment Benefits in Alabama Could Soon Be Harder to Get

March 11, 2025 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A bill moving through the Alabama Legislature would make it harder to qualify for unemployment compensation by increasing job search requirements. House Bill 29, sponsored by Rep. Ed Oliver (R-Dadeville), would require […]

Opinion | Want government efficiency? Democrats know the way

March 11, 2025 Bouldin 0

ByJosh Moon Right now, on an island in the middle of an ocean, thousands of miles away from their homes, a team of Defense Department engineers and employees sit idly, wondering when they’re ever coming […]

Alabama House Approves Controversial Bill Expanding Police Immunity, Sparking Outcry Over Racial Profiling and Lack of Accountability

March 11, 2025 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS In a deeply divisive move, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that expands civil and criminal immunity for police officers—legislation that critics say dangerously shields law enforcement from consequences, […]

Suspect out on bond in deadly home invasion that injured pregnant woman nabbed in Jefferson County police chase

March 11, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A capital murder suspect out on bond was one of two men taken into custody following an east Jefferson County chase earlier this week. Cameron Dejuan Blanding, set to go to trial later […]

PETA offers $5,000 reward after dog shot in the head, left to die in a trash bag

March 11, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Patrick Darrington After a dog was found in a trash bag and later euthanized in Mobile County, PETA has offered a $5,000 reward for tips leading to the arrest of the individual(s) responsible for harming […]

Alabama circuit clerk cited for contempt over missing evidence in 1974 rape case investigation

March 11, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson The circuit clerk in Jefferson County’s Bessemer Cutoff Division has been cited with contempt of court for her reported failure to help find missing evidence in 1974 rape case. Circuit Judge David Carpenter […]

Woman arrested in Birmingham murder of mechanical engineering student shot to death in truck

March 11, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A second suspect has been charged in the killing of a 22-year-old Birmingham man during a robbery. Kathrine Rashun Brown, 25, is charged with capital murder in the shooting death of Xavier ”Zay” Colvert, […]

Suspect arrested in shooting of 4 people at Huntsville bar spits on officer, police say

March 11, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Heather Gann Huntsville police have arrested 36-year-old Jarvis Trymane Jamison in connection to a shooting that occurred early Monday morning, according to a recent release. Police responded to a shooting at 708 Poplar Avenue, where […]

AAMU and Drake State to Host 2025 TMCF SOAR HBCU Scholars Program

March 11, 2025 Bouldin 0

Alabama A&M University and Drake State Community and Technical College will host the 2025 Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) SOAR Scholars Program July 6-11, 2025. The TMCF HBCU Scholars Program is open to high school juniors […]