Watkins to candidates: Make your position on death penalty known

May 13, 2026

Staff report On Tuesday, Gov. Mike DeWine announced that he would give his position soon on the enforcement of the death penalty in Ohio, which for nearly eight years has not been enforced because of the state’s inability to obtain lethal injection drugs. “Though the governor says he cannot obtain these drugs, many other states are carrying out court-ordered executions at record levels,” Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins said in a news release. Watkins provided a look at the death penalty in Ohio and recent action in other states that “provide compelling evidence ...

Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions

May 13, 2026

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Prosecutors said they plan to retry disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh on murder charges in the shooting deaths of his wife and younger son after the state Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned his conviction and life sentence. State Attorney General Alan Wilson said his ...

Girard officials pedal idea of mountain bike trail for city

May 13, 2026

GIRARD — City officials are considering adding a mountain bike trail in the city and plan to check out other trails to get a better sense of what works. Councilman Todd Latell, D-at Large, said at Monday’s council meeting he wants a meeting to discuss the idea. Creating a mountain bike trail will cost the city nothing and could also be used as a walking trail, he added. Resident Tonya Carpenter will speak at 6:15 p.m. May 26 to council and the public about a trail. Carpenter also has invited city officials to visit the Lake Milton Mountain Bike Trail at 3 p.m. June 9 to explore ...

Republican resistance to Iran war grows in the Senate as Murkowski flips

May 13, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Wednesday again blocked Democratic legislation that would halt President Donald Trump's war with Iran, but the number of GOP senators voting against the war grew. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted against the war for the first time since ...

Wall Street is mixed following another discouraging inflation report and a recovery for tech stocks

May 13, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting in mixed trading on Wednesday after another discouraging update on inflation and a recovery for technology stocks. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% and was on track to squeak past its all-time high set at the start of the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Utah woman who published a book on grief after husband’s death to be sentenced for his murder

May 13, 2026

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah mother who published a children's book about grief after the death of her husband and was later found guilty of killing him finds out Wednesday how long she will spend in prison. Kouri Richins was convicted in March of aggravated murder for lacing her husband's ...