While Pike's case of surviving two doses of the lethal injection drug is unprecedented, the lifesaving measures Tennessee took to save the death row inmate's life aren't.
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EUGENE, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - More than 100 pet rats were found in two parked cars in Eugene last month, according to the police department. At about 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 23, officers and animal welfare were called to help with two cars being towed. Police said one of the cars...
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What This Story Is About Christa Pike is still alive after she received what was supposed to be two lethal injections. Follow below for live updates. Why It Matters She was scheduled to be executed on Wednesday morning, but a U.S. Court of Appeals issued a stay just before it was...
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PORTLAND, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - The Portland Trail Blazers have fired newly hired play-by-play broadcaster Braiden Bell. According to a statement from the team, Bell’s termination stemmed from social media posts that violated team and league policies about racist, sexist and ...
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LADSON, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) — Two children who were found dead in a home earlier this week in South Carolina have been identified , and authorities said this wasn’t the first time they had been called to the residence. Emory Deacon, 2, and Harlow Deacon, 15 months old, died o...
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Officers were called to a rolling domestic situation that began in Davidson County and ended in Williamson County late Wednesday night.
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ST. LOUIS ( KMOV /Gray News) - Scrap yards are usually full of metal and hidden treasures, but this week, one of those yards helped police haul in something else - a scrap thief. “Naturally, when they approached me, I was very happy to help and do anything I could and step forwar...
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What This Story Is About The district attorney for Warren and Van Buren counties found that officers were legally justified when they shot and killed Scott Carroll Jr. during a September standoff at a McMinnville apartment. Why It Matters The district attorney said the officers a...
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Nine teenagers have been charged in the ongoing "prank wars" in Mt. Juliet, according to the Mt. Juliet Police Department.
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Christa Pike’s failed execution attempt comes just four months after the botched execution of Tony Carruthers, whose family has since filed a medical malpractice lawsuit....
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A Tennessee congressman is asking the state legislature to consider the firing squad after inmate Christa Pike’s failed execution attempt.
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What This Story Is About Christa Pike was sentenced to die for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer. Why It Matters Two doses of lethal injection administered by the state failed to kill Pike. She now remains in a Nashville area hospital. What Happens Next Her attorneys say they ar...
