Texas State

Houston, TX

CBS News

A Texas man who claimed an intellectual disability in a late attempt at a reprieve was executed Wednesday evening for the killing of a woman who was jogging near her Houston home more than 27 years ago.Arthur Lee Burton, 54, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville and was pronounced dead at 6:47 p.m. local time. He was condemned for the July 1997 killing and attempted rape of Nancy Adleman, a 48-year-old mother of three. Adleman had been brutally beaten and strangled with her own shoelace in a heavily wooded area off a jogging trail along a...

Texas man executed for 1997 killing of female jogger

California State

Inmate on death row for 33 years must either be released or retried over prosecutorial misconduct

California inmate on death row for 33 years must either be released or retried due to prosecutorial misconduct

Florida State

Bartow, FL

A Florida death row inmate, convicted of a 1997 mass killing at a manufacturing facility, died on Thursday before an execution date could be set. Nelson Serrano, who had been diagnosed with a terminal condition, spent his final days confined to a wheelchair and suffering from severe health issues. Conviction...

Florida death row inmate dies before execution amid terminal illness

Snopes

The presidential candidate has repeatedly claimed the alleged work experience in an attempt to connect with low-wage workers.

Fact Check: Harris Claims She Worked at McDonald's in College. Here's What We Know

Utah State

Salt Lake City, UT

The Independent

Utah has now ended its decade-long execution hiatus after an inmate was put to death for the murder of his ex-girlfriend’s mother.Taberon Dave Honie died by lethal injection early on Thursday morning at the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City. In his final words, the 48-year-old said: “If it needs to be done for them to heal, let’s do this.” “If they tell you you can’t change, don’t listen to them. To all my brothers and sisters in here, continue to change. I love you all. Take care.”When the executioner then administered two doses of the lethal drug...

Utah carries out first execution since 2010 as inmate put to death for murder of ex-girlfriend’s mother

Mississippi State

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Flowood, MS

Mississippi News Group

Written with artificial intelligence assistance. A Mississippi woman has been taken into custody following a violent incident involving her husband at his place of employment early Saturday morning. According to the Flowood Police Department, officers responded to a disturbance call at around 6:30 a.m. at a local business, where they found a man and a woman, both from Mendenhall—approximately 36 miles southeast of Flowood—involved in a confrontation.

Mississippi Woman Arrested After Stabbing Husband at Workplace

Alabama State

The office of Alabama’s attorney general has settled a federal lawsuit filed by death row inmate Alan Miller over the state’s plan for him to become the second known person in the nation to be executed using nitrogen gas.

Alabama settles lawsuit with death row inmate set to become second executed by nitrogen gas

Missouri State

Saint Louis, MO

BIN: Black Information Network

A Missouri man has been freed after spending over 30 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

Black Man Who Spent Over 30 Years In Jail For Murder He Didn't Commit Freed

Tennessee State

Irish Star

Alyssia Moulton, 34, is suing Southern Health Partners who are the medical provider for the lockup facility in Tennessee, along with a number of other defendants

Tennessee woman 'forced to give birth alone in prison toilet' after stint in solitary confinement

The Spun

A 16-year-old high school student was tragically killed by a shark this week, authorities say. Jamaican officials announced this week that a teenage boy was found dead. He's believed to have been killed by a massive shark in the ocean. CBS reported that the teenager left his home on Monday and went ...

16-Year-Old High Schooler Killed By Massive Shark

Oklahoma State

A monstrous murderer who took the lives of two elderly victims, including strangling one with her own Christmas lights, had the audacity to complain about his last meal before his execution. Thomas J Grasso, a New Yorker, was executed by lethal injection in 1995 for the horrific murder of Hilda...

Death row killer's bizarre complaint as he fumed about final meal before execution

Georgia State

Carey Dale Grayson, an Alabama Death Row inmate, is set to be executed by nitrogen gas this winter - but his lawyers are calling for the controversial method to be blocked

Death Row inmate execution challenged as nitrogen gas will 'fill his lungs with blood'

Saint Petersburg, FL

A death row inmate who was convicted of killing a college freshman and raping their sister while the siblings camped in a national forest has been put to death at Florida State Prison. Loran Cole and a friend, William Paul, befriended the two college students in the Ocala National Forest...

Death row inmate Loran Cole who raped and murdered students as they camped in woods put to death

Coffee County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, two individuals from Coffee County were charged with trafficking methamphetamine following a search at a residence on Willacoochee Highway. On August 13, detectives with the Coffee County Drug Unit conducted an operation involving Charles Black, which led to a search of his residence on Willacoochee Highway. According to the report, Black left his residence before the warrant was served and was subsequently detained.

Two Charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine After Search in Coffee County

Los Angeles County, CA

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Actor Van Johnson, who died in 2007, was one of Hollywood's ideal films idols. In the 1940s, the charming screen icon was box office gold, and remained a popular presence on TV in shows like Murder, She Wrote (which starred his good friend Angela Lansbury).

The Secret Gay Life & Horrific Car Accident of Actor Van Johnson: 16 Years After His Tragic Death

Maine State

Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

Dallas, TX

Everman, TX

CBS DFW

NORTH TEXAS – The FBI is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Cindy Rodriguez-Singh, who is wanted for the murder of her 6-year-old son, Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez.   In October 2023, a Tarrant County grand jury indicted Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez's mother on capital murder and additional charges related to the disappearance of her son who was reported missing in 2022.  Dallas FBI Special Agent in Charge Chad Yarbrough said Thursday morning that the FBI has teams continuously working with international partners and government agencies overseas to locate Rodriguez-Singh. The child's stepfather, Arshdeep Singh purchased one-way plane tickets to India for...

FBI, Everman police give update on search for Cindy Rodriguez-Singh

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Texas Man Is Exonerated After Spending Nearly 34 Years in Prison for Wrongful Conviction

A Texas man who spent 34 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted has been exonerated. Texas Man Is Exonerated After Spending Nearly 34 Years in...

Texas Man Is Exonerated After Spending Nearly 34 Years in Prison for Wrongful Conviction

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