Eugene, Oregon – A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for the fatal shooting of a 7-Eleven employee in Eugene in September 2023. The Lane County jury found the man guilty of second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. The victim, Stephen Forrest, succumbed to his injuries at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart … Read more
Boise, Idaho – Idaho’s prison system faces a somber task this Wednesday as they prepare to carry out the execution of 73-year-old Thomas Eugene Creech, one of the nation’s longest-serving death row inmates. Creech is set to be put to death by lethal injection for the murder of a fellow prisoner in 1981, marking the … Read more
EUGENE, Ore. – Police in Eugene, Oregon have been responding to a concerning spike in overdose-related deaths since Wednesday, August 2, 2023. As of now, at least 8 deaths have been reported and initial investigations point to a possible connection to illicit drug use, particularly involving fentanyl. The Lane County Medical Examiner is currently working … Read more
Atmore, Alabama – On Thursday, Kenneth Eugene Smith was the first person in history to be executed via nitrogen hypoxia at the William C. Holman prison in Atmore, Alabama. This marked a significant departure from traditional execution methods and has sparked a contentious debate about the use of this untested method for capital punishment. Smith, … Read more
EUGENE, Ore. – The Eugene Police Department (EPD) has been responding to an alarming number of overdose-related deaths since Wednesday, August 2, 2023. At least 8 individuals have lost their lives due to overdose during this period. The Lane County Medical Examiner is currently investigating the cause of death in each case, but initial findings … Read more
Alabama is set to make history by becoming the first state in the United States to execute an inmate using nitrogen gas. Kenneth Eugene Smith is scheduled to be suffocated to death by this method at the end of the month. Smith was convicted in a 1988 murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of … Read more