As South Carolina prepares to execute a man by firing squad on Friday, here are the ways each state conducts capital punishment.

Mikal Mahdi burned the body of Orangeburg County Deputy James Edward Myers after shooting him 9 times. The death row inmate ...

West Virginia senators passed bills, offered amendments and introduced legislation on what turned out to be a busy Friday.

Supreme Court Justices Powell, Blackmun, and Stevens allowed the death penalty to return. Then they disavowed it.

The West Virginia Legislature is moving a bill that would bring the death penalty back to the state, more than 65 years since ...