Crime

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 […]

By Carol Robinson  A 24-year-old woman has been convicted in a deadly drive-by shooting in Birmingham. Kaylin Sparks was initially charged with capital murder in the Nov. 28, 2021, slaying of 30-year-old Donnika Sills. Sills […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A 17-year-old has been charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of Aldorthia Burrell, an 82-year-old great-great-grandmother killed earlier this month when she was caught in crossfire […]