After calling for help, state troopers and firefighters who arrived at the old Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill at about 12:04 a.m. on June 14 found him stuck in the cell and helped him out ...

Donald Trump's multiple threats to eliminate the Department of Education are already creating trepidation for teachers in ...

Mississippi Department of Corrections protocol requires execution staff to ensure that inmates are completely unconscious ...

Richard Jordan, who is scheduled to be executed in Mississippi on June 25 argues against lethal-injection drug combination in federal court.

A woman surrendered her infant at Simpson General Hospital's Safe Haven Baby Box — Mississippi's second Baby Box surrender. In January 2024, Simpson General Hospital in Mendenhall opened its Safe ...

Twenty-one men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S. Nine other people are scheduled to be put to death in seven states during the remainder of 2025.

A hearing on Saturday could help determine whether the planned June 25 execution of Mississippi’s longest-serving death row ...

On June 2, Taylor filed a motion for rehearing, asking the Court of Appeals to reconsider its application of Howell, saying his incarceration is a deprivation of his constitutional rights. But the ...

A man convicted of raping and killing a woman three decades ago after kidnapping her from a supermarket parking lot was ...

I discovered a deep passion for helping people, especially those who are marginalized, criticized and ostracized.

Jerry Cirino, the Lake County Republican over the Senate Finance Committee, told school officials to back the Senate’s ...

Mississippi State football has lost a commitment for its 2026 recruiting class. Iverson McCoy, a cornerback from Tupelo, decommitted to the Bulldogs on May 22. He's ranked as a three-star ...