Kentucky AG's office pushes to lift ban on death penalty
by The Center Square
The Center Square— (The Center Square) – It’s been more than 15 years since Kentucky executed an inmate, but that may change as the state’s top law enforcement official is seeking to overturn a court injunction that dates back to 2010. A hearing took place in Frankfort with Attorney General Russell Coleman’s office, arguing the order Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd issued in September 2010 should be lifted as state officials have proposed new rules regarding how capital punishment would be...
WMBF—Robeson County Sheriff’s Office to release findings in pastor’s wife death investigation. The Robeson County sheriff confirmed his office will release its findings into the death of a Myrtle Beach pastor’s wife on Tuesday.
Gephardt Daily—Police, Santaquin officials share details after officer’s line-of-duty death, suspect’s arrest. SANTAQUIN, Utah, May 5, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Less than seven hours after a Santaquin police officer responded to a traffic incident on Interstate 15 and was struck and killed by a semi driver, he was transported north to the medical examiner’s office in a solemn funeral procession on the very road where he lost […] The post Police, Santaquin officials share details after officer’s line-of-duty death, suspect’s arrest first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
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