Oklahoma City police responded to reports of a “child not breathing” at the McGuire’s home. Inside, the officers found ...

A death row inmate in Oklahoma was preparing for his scheduled execution Thursday when Gov. Kevin Sitt spared his life. The governor announced his decision to commute Tremane Wood's sentence from ...

States are moving in sharply different directions on the death penalty, with some looking to broaden when and how executions occur while others try to scale them back or end them entirely.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Thursday spared the life of a death row inmate just hours before his scheduled execution. “After a thorough review of the facts and prayerful consideration, I have chosen ...

On this day in history, the US carried out its first execution by lethal injection — a method thought up by one doctor.

Until this year, death penalty executions had been dwindling across the nation. The sudden spike now is unusual, experts say. Forty-five people on death row have been executed so far this year, and ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – With Oklahoma’s death penalty under mounting scrutiny, state leaders and advocates will gather at the State Capitol on Thursday, October 9, to mark World Day Against the Death Penalty ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Family members and others are arguing for clemency in the death penalty case of Tremane Wood, the Oklahoma City man convicted of a 2002 murder. The man murdered was 19-year-old ...

A nationwide coalition of organizations advocating for the end of capital punishment announced its launch on Wednesday.

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So far, 11 states have carried out 45 executions this year, nearly double the number in 2024, even as public opinion ...

Tremane Wood was spared the death penalty minutes before his scheduled execution Wood was later found unresponsive in his cell, which officials determined was the result of stress and dehydration. He ...