John Peters came to the courthouse Thursday with a blunt message for anyone who came within 20 yards of him: Bring back Old Sparky. He wore the message on a T-shirt bearing the website address ...

TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - There's a new exhibit at the Toledo Police Museum that some people might find shocking. It's a replica of 'Old Sparky', Ohio's electric chair. The chair is on loan for one year ...

Wow! It hasn’t been this good of a time for fans of the ’90s since the actual ’90s themselves! Netflix is rebooting Full House, Gwen Stefani’s best breakup single since “Don’t Speak” is tearing up the ...

TUCKER, AR - Arkansas' electric chair is officially obsolete and is now on display at the state prison museum in Tucker. Convicted murderer Charles Singleton was the last inmate eligible for death by ...

In 1923, the Florida Legislature designated electrocution as the state’s official means of execution. Public hangings, which until that point were conducted by counties, were banned. (Lawmakers ...

The infamous electric chair execution - dubbed Old Sparky - could become a regular method in death penalty cases again in a US state from tomorrow. Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has until midnight ...

Florida’s electric chair may be constitutional, but that still doesn’t make it right. State lawmakers should retire “Old Sparky” and switch to a more humane, technologically modern and less barbaric ...

For a shocking example of why the death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment, look no further than the execution in Florida last month of Pedro Medina. And for a particularly debased reaction to Mr ...

Ever upward we climb toward more exalted forms of civilization, clambering over sharp rocks and treacherous gravel to reach eagerly for the summit of refined behavior. We never quite get there, ...

What started as about $100 worth of stolen packages has now resulted in more than $8,000 in emergency veterinary bills.

She had a beautiful, full head of hair, greatly admired by her family and friends. The medical staff said they had never seen a person with so much beautiful hair. The day I saw her, every strand of ...