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Tuscaloosa and Mountain Brook challenge Alabama's online sales tax system

The cities of Tuscaloosa and Mountain Brook have filed a lawsuit against the state of Alabama over its Simplified Sellers Use Tax.

By Yellowhammer Times | Sep 2, 2025

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Foley man sentenced to eight years for gun possession after high-speed police chase

A Foley resident, Jabari Maliek Stots, 28, has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

By Yellowhammer Times | Aug 28, 2025

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Mobile man receives over 11-year sentence for illegal firearm possession

By Yellowhammer Times | Aug 22, 2025

A Mobile resident, Jamar Lee Webb, 42, has been sentenced to 137 months in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.

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Montgomery man sentenced for $1 million fraud scheme and illegal firearm possession

By Yellowhammer Times | Aug 21, 2025

A Montgomery man has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for his role in a fraud scheme that resulted in over $1 million in losses and for illegally possessing firearms as a convicted felon.

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St. Clair County man indicted for cyberstalking and making threats

By Yellowhammer Times | Aug 21, 2025

A St. Clair County resident faces federal charges related to cyberstalking, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.

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Arizona man indicted for mailing carfentanil to Alabama

By Yellowhammer Times | Aug 20, 2025

An Arizona resident has been indicted in a federal drug trafficking case involving carfentanil, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona for the Northern District of Alabama.

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Montgomery man sentenced to federal prison for illegal machinegun possession

By Yellowhammer Times | Aug 20, 2025

A Montgomery man has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for illegally possessing a machinegun, according to an announcement from Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson.

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Mobile man sentenced to nearly four years for bank fraud scheme

By Yellowhammer Times | Aug 15, 2025

A Mobile resident, Travis Sopson, has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and bank fraud.

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Mexican national sentenced for smuggling over one ton of cocaine by sea

By Yellowhammer Times | Aug 15, 2025

A Mexican national has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in smuggling more than a metric ton of cocaine by sea.

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Evergreen man receives prison sentence for illegal firearm possession

By Yellowhammer Times | Aug 14, 2025

An Evergreen man has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, according to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama.

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Moss Point man receives prison sentence for Mobile bank robbery

By Yellowhammer Times | Aug 14, 2025

A Moss Point, Mississippi man has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to robbing a bank in Mobile, Alabama earlier this year.

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Pike County man convicted for illegal firearm possession after search uncovers arsenal

By Yellowhammer Times | Aug 13, 2025

A federal jury in Montgomery has found Jeffery Wayne Parker, a 52-year-old resident of Troy, Alabama, guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

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Former Alabama bank vice president sentenced to five years for $2.3 million embezzlement

By Yellowhammer Times | Aug 12, 2025

A Cullman woman has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for embezzling funds from First Community Bank, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.

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Alabama: Food and Cosmetics companies were the second most FDA inspected companies in Alabama in Q2

By A. V. Springer | Aug 11, 2025

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted four inspections at four Food and Cosmetics companies from Alabama in the second quarter of 2025.

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Alabama: How many seasonal farmworker visas were requested by Wholesale Trade employers in 2024

By M. B. Kemp | Aug 9, 2025

According to data from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, employers classified under the Wholesale Trade sector in Alabama filed 85 H-2A petitions for temporary agricultural workers in 2024

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Alabama: How many seasonal farmworker visas were requested by Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting employers in 2024

By M. B. Kemp | Aug 8, 2025

Employers classified under the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting industry based in Alabama submitted 1,070 H-2A petitions during 2024, according to data provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-2A Employer Data Hub.

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Georgia man indicted on federal child exploitation charges in Alabama

By Yellowhammer Times | Aug 6, 2025

A federal grand jury has indicted Adree Villanueva, 25, of Kennesaw, Georgia, on charges related to child sexual exploitation.

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FOIA request sent to Troy University regarding recent course syllabi on August 6, 2025

By Yellowhammer Times | Aug 6, 2025

FOIA Request to Troy University regarding recent course syllabi on August 6, 2025.

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Shelby County man sentenced for illegal firearm possession

By Yellowhammer Times | Aug 5, 2025

A Shelby County man has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona. U.S. District Court Judge Madeline H. Haikala sentenced John...

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Birmingham man sentenced to 20 years for drugs and firearms offenses

By Yellowhammer Times | Aug 5, 2025

A Birmingham resident has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on charges related to guns and drugs, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.