Texas man convicted of 2004 murder of TCU professor scheduled for execution
The Texas man convicted of kidnapping and murdering a retired TCU professor in 2004 has been scheduled for execution.
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The Texas man convicted of kidnapping and murdering a retired TCU professor in 2004 has been scheduled for execution.
Tremane Wood was hospitalized Thursday after being found unresponsive in his cell, just hours after being granted clemency on the day he was scheduled to be executed in Oklahoma.
Tremane Wood was scheduled to be executed in Oklahoma on Thursday. Gov. Kevin Sitt commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment without parole.
This year is expected to see capital punishment carried out more often than any other year since 2009. Experts weigh in on the increase.
Members of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board decided in a 3-2 vote on Wednesday to recommend that the governor grant clemency to death row inmate Tremane Wood.
Missouri executed a death row inmate for fatally shooting a state trooper in 2005. The inmate, Lance Shockley, says he did not commit the crime.
Roberson said he was placing his hopes for another execution stay in the hands of his lawyers, his supporters and God.
One week before a scheduled execution, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stepped in.
The execution of Edward Zakrzewski set a record for the most in Florida in a single year, 9, since the death penalty was restored.
Matthew Lee Johnson, 49, received a lethal injection after 6 p.m. at the state penitentiary in Huntsville.
A Texas man is facing execution for the burning death of an elderly clerk he set ablaze during a store robbery more than a decade ago.
Earlier Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request by his attorneys to stop the execution.
Moises Sandoval Mendoza is set to die by lethal injection Wednesday night if the U.S. Supreme Court does not stay the execution.
The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 in one of the the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history has been offered a plea deal to avoid the death penalty.
Wendell Grissom received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary and was pronounced dead at 10:13 a.m.
The court put David Leonard Wood's execution on pause "until further order."
Texas has executed a man convicted of killing two men as part of a 2004 dispute with his boss at a strip club.
Arizona has set an execution date for a convicted killer on death row, marking the state's return to the death penalty after more than a decade of issues.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announced the state will resume executions after a 15-year hiatus, potentially using the experimental method nitrogen hypoxia.
His execution was the nation's fourth using nitrogen gas.
Steven Nelson, 37, was sentenced to death in 2012, a year after he was found guilty of fatally beating and suffocating NorthPointe Baptist Church pastor Clint Dobson.
Steven Nelson, convicted in the killing of an Arlington priest in 2011, is set to be executed on Wednesday.
Kevin Underwood, who killed 10-year-old Jamie Rose Rolin in 2006, died by lethal injection in Oklahoma. It was the 25th and final U.S. execution this year.
An Indiana man, Joseph Corcoran, convicted of killing four people including his brother and his sister's fiancé decades ago was put to death, without any independent witness, marking the state's first execution in 15 years.
An Alabama prisoner convicted of the 1994 murder of a female hitchhiker became the third person executed by nitrogen gas in both the U.S. and Alabama.
'Tis the season: for sniffles, but before you blame the holiday gathering at grandma's for your coughing, sneezy misery, look around.
A North Texas elected official is facing scrutiny after a video surfaced showing a confrontation and heated exchange with two Amazon delivery drivers.
In Plano, Dragonfly Scans is a healthcare company that wants to show you what's happening inside your body.
A disturbing video showing a dog being shot on an East Texas ranch has led to the arrest of a German shepherd breeder and a broader investigation into allegations of animal cruelty.
Salad and Go, a drive-thru salad chain, said on Wednesday that it will close all remaining Texas and Oklahoma stores.
'Tis the season: for sniffles, but before you blame the holiday gathering at grandma's for your coughing, sneezy misery, look around.
A North Texas elected official is facing scrutiny after a video surfaced showing a confrontation and heated exchange with two Amazon delivery drivers.
In Plano, Dragonfly Scans is a healthcare company that wants to show you what's happening inside your body.
A disturbing video showing a dog being shot on an East Texas ranch has led to the arrest of a German shepherd breeder and a broader investigation into allegations of animal cruelty.
Salad and Go, a drive-thru salad chain, said on Wednesday that it will close all remaining Texas and Oklahoma stores.
From laptops to vapes, lithium‑ion devices are driving emergency landings and evacuations as airlines push for stronger rules and better containment tools.
Texas veterans could be at risk of losing the help they need to stay home.
A North Texas couple tracked their stolen airport luggage across Dallas using an AirTag — only to learn police couldn't act on the data alone.
Nearly every day, hundreds of thousands of Texas students board a school bus.
Outdoor sirens are meant to warn Texans of tornadoes and floods. This summer's deadly flooding in Kerr County exposed how vulnerable many communities are, with sirens broken, outdated or missing.
An ICE officer fatally shot a woman Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
The U.S. carried out operations Wednesday to seize the oil tankers Marinera and Sophia, officials announced.
President Trump wants the matter settled before the end of his term, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
Experts say Venezuela plays relatively limited role as transit point for cocaine going to U.S., and they say it's fentanyl from Mexico that drives most overdose deaths.
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona said on Tuesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's move to begin a process to demote and cut his retirement pay "is about stifling people's speech."
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
While retailers like Amazon, Macy's and Target are extending their return window for gifts bought during the holidays, some stores are adding fees to return purchases.
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Texas Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller is calling for a statewide ban on non-water additives, such as fluoride, in the public water system.
Last year, over 16 million vehicles drove on North Texas toll roads without paying, accumulating more than $69 million in unpaid tolls.
'Tis the season: for sniffles, but before you blame the holiday gathering at grandma's for your coughing, sneezy misery, look around.
In Plano, Dragonfly Scans is a healthcare company that wants to show you what's happening inside your body.
In his new wellness book, "Eat Your Ice Cream," Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel goes beyond the basics of eating, exercise and sleep, to the importance of being happy, social engagement, and recommended behaviors (like "don't be a schmuck") that can benefit longevity.
Doctors say flu cases are climbing fast across North Texas as a new variant drives early‑season spread.
The first state-run psychiatric hospital will open next summer under the direction of UT Southwestern Medical Center in the heart of Dallas' Medical District.
Salad and Go, a drive-thru salad chain, said on Wednesday that it will close all remaining Texas and Oklahoma stores.
Venezuela is said to have the largest amount of these reserves in the world.
Trump said the "whole infrastructure" of Venezuela has to be rebuilt and that American companies would be used to rebuild it.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
After years in the making, Texas Instruments' semiconductor factory in Sherman has officially begun production.
Jordan Shipley is in critical but stable condition after sustaining severe burns in an accident at his ranch near Burnet, Texas, his family said.
Going into the offseason, one of the team's biggest priorities is bringing back wide receiver George Pickens
The Cowboys finished last in the NFL in both scoring and passing defense, wasting one of Dak Prescott's best seasons.
Wyatt Johnston had two goals and Mavrik Bourque also scored for the Stars, who have lost five straight games for the first time this season.
Jaxson Dart threw two touchdown passes and the Giants ended their lost season on a two-game winning streak by beating the Cowboys 34-17 on Sunday.
A woman who was found dead in San Francisco's Fairmont Hotel on New Year's Day has been identified as Victoria Jones, daughter of actor Tommy Lee Jones, officials said.
George Clooney and his wife, Amal Clooney, were granted French citizenship because "they contribute, through their distinguished actions, to France's international influence and cultural outreach," the French government said.
Here are the significant books, films and characters joining the list of works in the public domain on Jan. 1, 2026.
Here's what to know about the lineup of performances scheduled for New Year's Eve, as crowds gather in Times Square to ring in 2026.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
