COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A man guilty of killing two people at a Columbus homeless shelter in 2022 was sentenced to a lengthy prison term Wednesday. Christopher O. Smith, 37, was sentenced to 59 years ...

A 15-year-old boy is in non-life-threatening condition after being shot in east Dayton. A suspect has been arrested with the ...

Six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year, and 12 other people are scheduled to be executed in six states ...

Steubenville, Ohio police say 21-year-old Javian McIntyre of Steubenville has been arrested and charged with having weapons ...

After having found Davis to be a violent repeat offender, Judge Heile sentenced Davis to life in prison on the first count of aggravated murder and is eligible for parole after 30 years.

Twenty-three inmates have been charged with crimes ranging from smuggling weapons in a Doritos bag to the stabbing of a man ...

A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad, the first such execution in the United States since 2010, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections.

Famous for "The Shawshank Redemption," the Ohio State Reformatory caters to visitors with tours, a haunted house and other entertainment offerings.

Three volunteer corrections staff members will point rifles at Sigmon's chest and fire live rounds as he sits strapped to a chair, a hood over his head.

Louisiana is scheduled to execute a man with nitrogen gas on March 18. Arkansas lawmakers are seeking to introduce nitrogen there after an eight-year pause in executions.

A South Carolina inmate is set to die by firing squad Friday, a rare execution method in the United States that experts say more places may turn to.