McMaster to decide fate of South Carolina's 1st execution in 13 years
Freddie Eugene Owens is scheduled to die Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, by lethal injection. Owens' execution will be South Carolina's first execution since 2011.
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McMaster, South Carolina should stop execution of Owens; here's why
Letter writer says if Gov. Henry McMaster and South Carolina really want to protect life, they should stop the scheduled execution of Freddie Owens.
McMaster has the power to commute death row inmate sentence. Will the SC governor use it?
The state is scheduled to execute Freddie Owens on Sept. 20, which will be South Carolina’s first execution carried out since 2011.
Doubts about guilt swirl around South Carolina death row inmate day before execution
If it moves forward, it will be the state's first execution in 13 years and the 14th execution in the nation this year. It's also the first of five executions the United States is carrying out in a six-day period between Sept.
South Carolina Supreme Court rejects claim inmate didn’t kill clerk and refuses to stop execution
The South Carolina Supreme Court has again refused to stop the execution of inmate Freddie Owens, who is set to die Friday by lethal injection.
South Carolina Death Row Inmate Asks Governor for Clemency
A South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed Friday is asking Gov. Henry McMaster to spare his life, something no governor in the state has done since the death penalty was restarted nearly 50 years ago.
South Carolina Supreme Court rejects death row inmate’s appeals
South Carolina’s highest court struck down appeals from death row inmate Freddie Owens, who argued that Greenville prosecutors had cut a secret deal with a witness.
Activists deliver petition asking Gov. McMaster to grant clemency to Freddie Owens
Freddie Owens is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Friday. Petition includes more than 10,000 signatures; a ...
Halt death penalty execution, civil rights groups asks Gov. McMaster with a week to go
The governor has authority to grant clemency, but it's a power that has not been exercised in SC since the U.S. resumed ...
Why are flags flying at half-staff in South Carolina?
Section 53-3-165 of the South Carolina Code of Laws designates the third Friday in September of each year as POW/MIA Recognition Day in South Carolina and provides that flags be flown at half-staff. S ...
McMaster should spare Owens from the death penalty; here's why
Letter writer urges Gov. Henry McMaster to spare the life of inmate Freddie Owens, whose execution is schedule on Sept. 20.
Former National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster adds to UFO speculation
McMaster stated that “there are phenomena that have been witnessed by multiple people that are just inexplicable by any kind ...
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Gov. Henry McMaster makes two disaster declaration requests following Tropical Storm Debby
Governor Henry McMaster requested Monday a Presidential Disaster Declaration and a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) ...
McMaster asks federal help with aftermath of Debby
Fred Ridley, chairman of Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament, makes two key announcements. The Arts in the Heart of Augusta Festival gets underway Friday as it returns to Broad ...
McMaster's Keys to the Game: Nebraska Football vs. Northern Iowa
The Nebraska Cornhuskers welcome the Northern Iowa Panthers in a game that can take the Cornhuskers to 3-0 for the first time ...
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Welland McMaster Family Health Team scales back request for city funding to teach doctors
Dr. Jennifer Mueller, a health team member, and Dr. Amanda Bell, regional assistant dean of McMaster University’s Michael G.
Gov. Henry McMaster announces retirement of SCDHHS director Robert Kerr
Governor Henry McMaster announced on Monday South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) director Robert ...