South Carolina is set to execute a death row inmate by firing squad on Friday, a first for the state and the first firing ...

A death row inmate in South Carolina has chosen to die by firing squad. The convicted killer is scheduled to be executed on ...

Randy Gardner speaks against the death penalty during a visit to Columbia, South Carolina, in advance of the scheduled execution of Brad Sigmon by firing squad Friday night.

A South Carolina murderer who kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and beat her parents to death is set to become the state’s first ...

The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for Friday's firing squad execution.

Unless the governor or the U.S. Supreme Court grants him a last-minute reprieve, Brad Sigmon, 67, will be the first person to ...

Inmate Brad Sigmon chose death by firing squad saying he fears the "secrecy" of the drugs used in lethal injections.

Witnesses to South Carolina's planned firing squad execution of convicted killer Brad Sigmon, the first of its kind in the ...

A South Carolina inmate petitioned the courts for execution by firing squad—and won. His execution is set for March 7.

Georgia lawmakers passed a handful of school and firearm safety bills, rounding out a package of legislation House Speaker Jon Burns had slated as a priority. The South Carolina Supreme Court has ...

Unless Gov. Brad Little vetoes a bill that passed the Idaho Legislature, Idaho could become the only state to fatally shoot ...