Folsom father convicted of killing his seven-month-old son
He admitted to slamming the baby's head on the ground five to seven times and stated he didn't tell anyone because he knew "he was going to lose everything and everyone." ...
California’s snowpack sees solid rebound. Here’s how much is saved in the Sierra
California’s snowpack made a solid rebound ahead of the summer months, thanks to a string of cold and wet storms that pounded ...
Death penalty returned for man who killed Sacramento police officer in 2019
Adel Ramos killed Officer Tara O’Sullivan in June 2019 while she responded to a domestic violence call in north Sacramento, a ...
Jury reaches death penalty verdict for man who murdered Sacramento police officer Tara O'Sullivan
A jury has reached a death penalty verdict for the man who killed Sacramento Police Officer Tara O'Sullivan, the Sacramento ...
Jury returns death penalty for Adel Ramos, who killed Sacramento cop Tara O’Sullivan
Adel Ramos, who admitted to the bloody ambush killing of Sacramento police rookie Tara O’Sullivan in 2019, was sentenced to ...
Adel Ramos, suspect in killing of Sacramento police officer Tara O'Sullivan, given death penalty verdict by jury
Adel Ramos, the suspect who admitted to killing Sacramento police officer Tara O'Sullivan, was handed a death penalty verdict ...
The Death Penalty Returns to Los Angeles
LA District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced that county prosecutors will once again be permitted to seek the death penalty.
Austin man remains on death row after U.S. Supreme Court denies second petition
Areli Escobar has sought a new trial since a damning audit of APD's crime lab. The same office that prosecuted him has ...
Los Angeles district attorney revives death penalty, rolls back BLM-era policy
Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman reversed a ban on the death penalty set by his predecessor, George Gascón.
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Court overturns injunction in case of death row inmate
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the injunction that blocked the execution of death row inmate, Jessie Hoffman. Hoffman was sentenced to death after ...
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Autopsy reveals that second South Carolina death row inmate died with fluid in his lungs
An autopsy report for a South Carolina man executed with the state’s lethal injection protocol raises more questions about whether the process is an unusually cruel and painful method of execution.
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What to know about the death penalty and death row in Texas
As of Feb. 6, 2025, there were 174 people on death row in Texas, seven of whom are women, including Melissa Lucio who was convicted in 2008 of beating to death her 2-year-old daughter. In 2022 ...