80 counts filed against woman accused of killing girlfriend, stealing her identity

Nearly two decades after a gruesome discovery on a rural Troup County roadside, Angel Marie Thompson now faces an 80-count indictment for allegedly murdering her girlfriend and stealing her identity for years.

2 teens accused in series of LaGrange vehicle break-ins

Two teenagers have been arrested and charged in connection with numerous vehicle break-ins that happened at several apartment complexes in LaGrange, police said.

Former Troup County payroll manager sentenced to prison for $550K theft

Former Troup County payroll manager Wesleigh Gaddy was sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing $558,000 in taxpayer funds.

Troup deputies capture accused child molester who escaped jail

Authorities have captured Christian Joel Marcos Cortez, an accused child molester who escaped from the Troup County Jail on Sunday morning.

Troup County double shooting motivated by previous fight, police say

One man is dead, another is hospitalized, and a third is in custody following a Wednesday evening shooting at a rural Troup County home on Big Springs Mountville Road.

Infant rescued after Alabama suspect takes own life following police chase

A 3-month-old baby is safe after an Alabama man, Justin Scott Roberts, led police on a multi-state chase before taking his own life in Troup County.

Dog survives 6 days trapped in 20-foot dry well under house

Firefighters performed a high-stakes technical rescue to save a dog after she survived six days trapped in a 20-foot-deep dry well beneath a home.

Troup County man missing since Christmas Day found dead

Fernando Ortiz was last seen alive on Liberty Hill Road on Dec. 25. Authorities discovered his body on Jan. 3.

Hundreds gather in LaGrange to meet Buddhist monks on peace walk

Hundreds gathered in LaGrange to welcome a group of Buddhist monks on a 120-day walking pilgrimage from Texas to Washington, D.C.

Woman arrested after stabbing of man in LaGrange

A woman is in custody following a stabbing investigation in LaGrange that left a man seriously injured.