Attorneys for the former Letcher County sheriff charged with murdering a judge want a mental health hearing to exclude the death penalty.

An inmate died at Hancock State Prison following an altercation, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections.

Shawn Stines has asked a judge to consider whether he was mentally ill or serious mentally disabled in the hopes he will avoid the death penalty.

The death happened at a home near the Columbia Metropolitan Airport, according to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky's death toll from last month's deadly winter storm has risen to 22.

Previously, the governor said the commonwealth will offer to pay $10,000 toward each funeral using the Team Kentucky ...

MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Attorneys and family members of a Richmond man who died in custody at the Madison County ...

Lawyers for the man’s family says his handcuffs were so tight, they cut off blood circulation and shut down his vital organs.

A Madison County family is seeking answers after Dion Watts died following an alleged incident at the Madison County ...

Democrat Taylor Rehmet jumped to an early lead Saturday over Republican Leigh Wambsganss in a runoff for a Tarrant County state Senate seat, unofficial early results showed ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- An El Paso family said they had to go request medical help for George Vargas because jail workers were not doing anything about him not feeling well for days. He later died.

TODAY’S MEDICAL ALERT. WELL, SNOWSTORMS LIKE THE ONE HEADING OUR WAY. WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR OUR HEALTH, PARTICULARLY HEART HEALTH. RESEARCH SHOWS A HEAVY SNOWFALL AND COLD ...