Sarah Whites-Koditschek

Sarah Whites-Koditschek is an investigative reporter at AL.com. She previously worked in public radio as a reporter and producer at member stations

| Silent night? Not in many parts of Alabama that are home to chorus frogs.

Federal funding for immigration-related contracts has swelled in recent years as the government has devoted more and more funding for fewer businesses, including for work in Alabama.

Alabama businesses have earned $124 million in ICE contracts since 2008.

An inmate in Clarke County was left shackled in a holding cell for 24 hours during severe weather, unable to drink water, eat or use a toilet, a lawsuit alleges.

Birmingham's population continues a steady decline it's been seeing for decades, but some parts of the metro grew.

Immigrants living in Alabama while seeking asylum in the United States are finding that their odds depend greatly on which judge they end up in front of.

Students of the Central American University Jose Simeon Canas hold portraits of the six Jesuit priests from Spain, that were killed by the Salvadoran Army during the civil war in 1989, as they participate in a tribute ceremony in the 21st anniversary of their execution in San Salvador, El Salvador, Saturday Nov. 13, 2010.

Protesters marched at the Alabama State House on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, speaking out against a slate of bills they say unfairly targets immigrants.

Juneteenth marks the official emancipation of more than 250,000 enslaved people.