Crime

BlackNews.com Nationwide — Father and son Charles and Dillon Cook, who are from Mobile, have been accused of stealing $774,000 from an elderly woman’s retirement account after gaining her trust through their lawn care business and […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — New FBI statistics show that Huntsville’s crime rate has been steadily climbing over the past five years, leaving the city well above national norms in key categories. Between 2019 […]

Attorney argues manslaughter, not murder, in case that shocked community By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS NORTH ALABAMA — A community is mourning the loss of a beloved high school football coach who was fatally shot earlier this month, […]

Family disputes account, demands release of bodycam footage By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HOMEWOOD, Ala. — The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office has ruled that the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Jabari Peoples by a Homewood police officer was legally justified, closing […]

By Carol Robinson An Alabama man and his father went before a judge Monday after authorities say he fatally shot his wife and seriously injured their 18-month-old daughter over the weekend. Tristen Stewart, 25, is […]

The operator of Infusion Wellness Spa in Cullman has been arrested on 25 felony counts related to fraudulent prescriptions. Whitney Cheatham, 33 of Cullman, was charged with the following counts: Her unusual smiling mugshot, taken […]

by Julianna Reichenbach Former Alabama and NFL running back Timothy “TJ” Yeldon was arrested early Saturday morning on domestic violence charges, according to the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office. Yeldon faces three charges: third-degree domestic violence, third-degree […]

Erica Thomas  A man set to go to trial Monday on a charge of child sex abuse was re-arrested the same day for trying to lure a teenager. J.L. McCrary Jr., 62, of Cullman, was […]