News Foley BBQ restaurant raided in connection with scheme to hire undocumented workers Federal agents raided Colt Grill BBQ & Spirits in Foley, with an indictment unsealed alleging a scheme to hire undocumented workers across their restaurants. Jacob HolmesJuly 17, 2025
News Immigrant advocacy group says ICE raid a “false flag” to fill deportation quotas Federal agents alleged drug trafficking, but advocates countered that the operation was a "false flag" to meet deportation demands. Jacob HolmesJuly 17, 2025
News ICE, FBI, DHS raid Alabama Mexican restaurants in fraud probe Federal agencies raided 14 Alabama locations Tuesday, targeting a resident indicted for bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. Jacob HolmesJuly 16, 2025
Prisons Hal Nash officially sworn in as new chair of parole board Nash is replacing controversial parole board chair Leigh Gwathney, who oversaw a sharp decline in parole approvals. Jacob HolmesJuly 15, 2025
Courts City of Mountain Brook votes to join Tuscaloosa in lawsuit over online sales tax As online sales tax revenue has grown, so have arguments over how the funding is distributed. Jacob HolmesJuly 15, 2025
Legislature Lawmakers continue pursuit to push joint custody Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have pushed for an expectation of joint custody. Jacob HolmesJuly 14, 2025
Education Tuscaloosa City Board of Education votes to sue state over online sales tax Alabama's 8 percent online sales tax has no earmarking for local school systems. Jacob HolmesJuly 11, 2025
Courts Prattville Library lawsuit moving forward The activity should clear procedural hurdles as both sides await a ruling on plaintiffs' request for a preliminary injunction. Jacob HolmesJuly 10, 2025
Prisons Advocacy orgs demand changes to parole release guidelines The groups argue that the guidelines should only punish instigators of prison violence, among other changes. Jacob HolmesJuly 8, 2025
Legislature Lawmakers will try again next year to rename Gulf of Mexico Renaming the gulf to the "Gulf of America" was one of President Donald Trump's first acts in his second term. Jacob HolmesJuly 7, 2025