Tennessee inmate Oscar Smith was executed by lethal injection on Thursday morning for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife ...

An inmate at the Leavenworth County Jail was sentenced to more than a decade in prison Wednesday for attacking an officer.

After his best friend and four other of his fellow death row inmates have been put to death in less than a year, a South ...

George Wendt, who famously played Norm Peterson in the hit sitcom “Cheers,” died Tuesday morning, according to multiple reports.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' parole board has reversed its decision to release a man convicted of a state Highway Patrol ...

Tennessee is set to execute its first death row inmate in years. Here's which states have the death penalty and which methods are still practiced.

Experts say planning before a tornado threatens is key for staying safe. Weather radios, basements and bicycle helmets can ...

Gallows built to exactly replicate the original are now part of what visitors can see at the former Kansas State Penitentiary ...

A South Carolina man who was twice sentenced to die for killing two people nearly two decades ago was scheduled Friday to be executed on June 13. The state Supreme Court ...

Decision season starts Thursday for the Supreme Court, kicking off a race against the clock to release this term’s opinions ...

A man convicted of killing a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper in 1978 has been granted parole after having past requests ...

Wesley Ira Purkey was sentenced to death in 2020 for the rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl, and the killing of an 80-year ...