North Texas man Cedric Ricks was found guilty of stabbing his girlfriend, Roxann Sanchez and her juvenile son, Anthony Figueroa, to death back in 2013. Thirteen years later, Cedric Ricks is scheduled ...

The governor of Alabama has granted clemency to a man on death row for three decades, a rare move that spares the accomplice in a 1991 murder from execution on Thursday.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the execution of a man on death row. On Tuesday, Ivey announced that Charles L. Burton, 75, would instead serve life in prison without the ...

The U.S. Attorney's Office announced Tuesday it plans to file federal firearm and carjacking charges against 18-year-old Darius Hall in the shooting death of Marietta Allison.

Just days before his execution, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey spared 75-year-old Sunny Burton, raising questions about the crime, his conviction, and the broader legal impact.

An Alabama man convicted of murder despite having fled the scene of the crime before the trigger was pulled will no longer be put to death. Gov. Kay Ivey announced on Tuesday that she would spare the ...

Marietta Allison, a 61-year-old Austin travel company co-founder, was fatally shot in Houston while trying to park after helping a friend undergoing cancer treatment.

An Austin woman visiting Houston to help a friend through cancer treatment was identified as the woman fatally shot and ...

Two men destined for tragic lives sit in their own version of prison. One is literally behind bars, the other is a prisoner of his memories.

ICE detention centers have a reported history of poor conditions, abuse and medical neglect, which may have contributed to detainee deaths.

Governor Kay Ivey announced Tuesday that she has commuted the death sentence of Charles L. 'Sonny' Burton to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Governor Kay Ivey announced Tuesday that she has commuted the death sentence of Charles L. 'Sonny' Burton to life in prison ...