Unless Gov. Brad Little vetoes a bill that passed the Idaho Legislature, Idaho could become the only state to fatally shoot ...

When the clock strikes 6 Friday evening, a South Carolina man will walk into the death chamber, be strapped into a chair and ...

A South Carolina man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents is to be put to death by firing squad on Friday in ...

A new book argues the way states perform executions is inhumane. Sierra Pfeifer sat down with its author to learn about the 'untold story' of lethal injection and Oklahoma’s role in how the condemned ...

As someone who has studied execution methods in the U.S., I see the resumption of death by firing squad as part of a morbid ...

If Sigmon's execution moves forward, he will become the first inmate in South Carolina executed by firing squad in modern history and the fourth in the U.S. since 1977.

Firing squads have a long and storied history in the U.S. They've served as a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way ...

Death by firing squad could become Idaho's primary method of execution under a bill headed to the governor's desk this week.

South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in ...

A 52-year-old man drowned at Lake Texoma on Monday, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Kaden Willbern from McKinney ...

Oklahoma state Sen. Dave Rader introduced a bill to pause executions and form a committee to review the state's death penalty procedures. "If we're going to have this as a part of this state, then let ...

Convicted murderer George John Hanson is back in Oklahoma custody for his death sentence to be carried out later this year.