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T.L. Sullivan | The Weekly Ledger News | Breaking News COLLINSVILLE, Ala. — Collinsville Police Chief Stephen Malone has resigned from his position following his arrest in Nashville over the weekend, The Weekly Ledger News has learned. Malone, who was appointed police chief in September of 2025. Details surrounding the arrest were previously reported, and the case remains under review by Tennessee authorities. No court dates or additional case information have been released a

Authorities allege a domestic-related assault occurred during an early morning incident in Tennessee T.L. Sullivan | The Weekly Ledger News | Area News NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The police chief of Collinsville was arrested early Sunday morning in Nashville and charged with aggravated assault involving strangulation, according to authorities in Davidson County, Tennessee. Police records indicate that Stephen Malone, Police Chief of the Collinsville Police Department, was taken into

T.L. Sullivan | The Weekly Ledger News | Area News RAINBOW CITY, Ala. — A woman was injured and a man was found dead following an early morning shooting Tuesday at an apartment complex in Rainbow City, according to authorities. Officers with the Rainbow City Police Department were dispatched to Rainbow Apartments on Doris Street around 5:30 a.m. after reports of gunfire. Upon arrival, officers found a woman suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She was treated at the scene

T.L. Sullivan | The Weekly Ledger News | Community News NORTHEAST ALABAMA — Every year as February rolls around, the same lighthearted debate sparks conversations across coffee shops, front porches, and social media feeds throughout Northeast Alabama: Who do you trust more to predict the seasons — a groundhog from Pennsylvania or a possum from Sand Mountain, Alabama? Across the country, attention turns to Punxsutawney Phil, often jokingly referred to by locals as “Pixton Phi

TWLN Staff Report | The Weekly Ledger News | State News MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A bill aimed at limiting children’s exposure to marijuana smoke sparked rare intra-party debate Thursday as the Alabama House of Representatives approved legislation that would ban smoking or vaping marijuana in vehicles carrying minors and require mandatory reporting in certain cases. House Bill 72, sponsored by Patrick Sellers, D-Pleasant Grove, would prohibit anyone from smoking or vaping marijuana

TWLN Staff Report | The Weekly Ledger News | Area News FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Additional information was presented Thursday during a preliminary hearing in the double homicide case involving the deaths of two Fort Payne residents. Jacob Mitchum, 27, of Oxford, appeared before DeKalb County District Judge Jeff McCurdy at the DeKalb County Courthouse, where prosecutors outlined evidence supporting two counts of capital murder. Jacob Mitchum, 27, of Oxford.(Photo from Fort Payne Po

A 58-year-old man faces charges after a months-long investigation in Fort Payne unveiled a forgery operation with false IDs, firearms, and cash. TWLN Staff Report | The Weekly Ledger News | Area News FORT PAYNE, Ala. — A suspected forgery and identity theft operation has been dismantled following an investigation conducted by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Drugs and Major Crimes Unit, authorities announced. Investigators said the case stemmed from reports of an alleged