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Alabama Prisons Enter ICE Partnership
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Corrections has entered a new agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that authorizes the state prison system to help identify and process incarcerated noncitizens for possible deportation, adding an immigration-enforcement role to an agency already facing federal litigation over violence, unsafe conditions and staffing failures. The agreement,…
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Youit Jones Sentenced to Life Without Parole in Killing of Birmingham Father
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Youit Jones has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2022 killing of Nathan Gemeinhart, a 42-year-old husband and father of four whose dismembered remains were found in a burning vacant Birmingham house. A Jefferson County jury convicted Jones, 39, on Aug. 7 of capital murder…
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Birmingham Tops Nation in Investor Homebuyers
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham ranked as the nation’s hottest major housing market for investor homebuyers in 2025, according to a new Realtor.com analysis, as investors bought homes faster than they sold them and continued to add to their local portfolios. The Birmingham metropolitan area had the largest net investor-buying share among the country’s 50 largest…
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Judge Orders Collegeville Religious Encampment Cleared After Months of Neighborhood Concerns
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Jefferson County judge has ordered a traveling religious group led by Phalander Boyd, known to followers as “Lando,” to leave a Collegeville property after finding its encampment violated Birmingham zoning and habitability rules and constituted a public nuisance. Circuit Judge Charles “Chuck” Price II ordered Boyd, other defendants and anyone staying…
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Alabama Prisons Move to Ban Tobacco, Raising Questions about Withdrawal and Care
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s prison system will begin phasing out tobacco products next month, a change the Department of Corrections says will reduce secondhand-smoke exposure and fire risks but that also raises questions about nicotine withdrawal, contraband and whether incarcerated people will receive sufficient help to quit. The Alabama Department of Corrections announced Tuesday that…
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Iowa Man Faces More Than 100 Charges in Winston County Turtle Case
WINSTON COUNTY, Ala. — An Iowa man faces more than 100 charges after authorities accused him of taking protected turtles in Winston County, putting a small Alabama native at the center of an unusual wildlife case. Aiden Throndson was charged with 20 counts of violating protections for flattened musk turtles by taking or capturing them,…
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