DEATH row’s oldest inmate left behind an eerie plea with his final words before being executed by lethal injection. Tennessee ...

With just three weeks remaining until his scheduled execution, Anthony Floyd Wainwright, convicted in the heinous 1994 murder ...

Barring any last-minute legal intervention, Indiana is scheduled to carry out its second execution in 15 years early Tuesday morning. Benjamin Ritchie, 45, is slated to receive a lethal injection at ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee congressman Andy Ogles wants Nashville’s mayor investigated for allegedly obstructing ICE operations in the city. The mayor said he opposed the ICE tactics ...

Jason Lee jlee@thesunnews.com The S.C. Supreme Court has set the latest execution date for a South Carolina death row inmate. Stephen Stanko will be put to death on Friday, June 13, the state ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WAPT) — Attorneys representing Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate filed new motions Thursday before the Mississippi Supreme Court. The move comes two weeks after ...

Oscar Franklin Smith will be the first execution in Tennessee to happen in five years. See page A4 to read Content Director’s column about his experience covering an execution.