By Erica Thomas, managing editor TRUSSVILLE — At least 35 states in the U.S. have reported an increase in drug overdose deaths in 2020. Jefferson County Coroner Bill Yates said there has bee... Read more
From The Trussville Tribune staff reports MOODY — A federal judge sentenced a Moody man to 14 years in prison Monday for convictions for felon in possession of a firearm and aggravated ident... Read more
From The Trussville Tribune staff reports BIRMINGHAM — A Birmingham man was sentenced to 121 months in prison for being in possession of nearly half a kilogram of fentanyl, according to Unit... Read more
From The Trussville Tribune staff reports BIRMINGHAM – A federal jury indicted a Madison man for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid painkiller, which resulted in a... Read more
By CLAIRE GALOFARO and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The photo that flashed onto the courtroom screen showed a young man dead on his bedroom floor, bare feet poki... Read more
By Erica Thomas, managing editor CLAY — Everyone has heard about how the opioid crisis is claiming the lives of thousands of Americans every year. In fact, the National Institute on Drug Abu... Read more
From The Trussville Tribune staff reports BIRMINGHAM — A federal jury convicted a Birmingham man of possession with the intent to distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl. Bob Cotchery III, 28,... Read more
From the Trussville Tribune staff reports HUNTSVILLE – Federal agents today arrested a Huntsville woman for distributing the synthetic opioid fentanyl that resulted in a death, announced U.S... Read more
From The Trussville Tribune Staff Reports BIRMINGHAM – Agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation concluded a narcotics investigation on Thursday. Charles... Read more