Live: Freddie Owens set to be executed Friday; his mother pleads for his life in statement
The Greenville News will be providing live coverage from Columbia today leading up to the execution of Freddie Owens.
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 executes first inmate in 13 years
South Carolina has executed Greenville County killer Freddie Owens, the first death row inmate to be put to death by the state in 13 years. Owens, 46, was executed shortly before 6:45 p.m. on Friday,
Hours before Freddie Owens' execution, friend who testified against him says he lied: "Freddie was not there"
Hours before inmate Freddie Owens is set to die by lethal injection in South Carolina, the friend whose testimony helped send Owens to prison is saying he lied to save himself.
Live: Freddie Owens executed. First execution in South Carolina since 2011
The Greenville News will be providing live coverage from Columbia today leading up to the execution of Freddie Owens.
South Carolina executes Freddie Owens; first state inmate to die in 13 years
Officials in South Carolina have executed Freddie Owens, convicted in the 1997 murder of a convenience store clerk, marking the state's first execution in more than a decade.
SC inmate Freddie Owens dies by lethal injection, state’s first execution in 13 years
South Carolina inmate Freddie Owens, 46, has died by lethal injection, marking this the state’s first execution in 13 years. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster declined to grant any form of executive clemency to Freddie Owens.
BREAKING: Death row inmate Freddie Owens' chilling single word before execution over brutal 1997 killing
Before he lost consciousness and was ultimately killed by lethal injection drugs, South Carolina Death row murderer Freddie Owens uttered a single, chilling final word
SCOTUS denies stay of execution for Freddie Owens
Freddie Owens is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection at 6 p.m. on Friday, despite a codefendant's new claim of his innocence.
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Gov. Henry McMaster says Debby in its final act in SC as storm is downgraded
Gov. Henry McMaster updated his state on the storm response this afternoon, saying, "We have entered the third and final act of Tropical Storm Debby, and even though the rain and wind will start ...
Flags to be flown half-staff in SC for POW/MIA Recognition Day
The Office of Governor Henry McMaster has issued a notification that all flags on state and local public buildings will be ...
Freddie Owens executed; activists embraced, prayed at Department of Corrections
The Greenville News will be providing live coverage from Columbia today leading up to the execution of Freddie Owens.
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 ...
Freddie Eugene Owens executed by lethal injection in South Carolina
Greenville SC's Freddie Eugene Owens is set to be executed by lethal injection tonight. He was sentenced to be executed for ...
'None of this makes sense:' Advocates hold vigil, protest ahead of Freddie Owens execution
While also remembering victims Irene Graves and Christopher Lee, vigil attendees continued to urge Gov. Henry McMaster to ...
Activists embrace, pray at SC Department of Corrections as Freddie Owens is executed
The night before Owens’ execution, dozens attended a vigil held in remembrance of Owens. The vigil also recognized Irene ...
Editorial: SC has at least 3 better ways than school vouchers to help poor kids
Gov Henry McMaster, Education Superintendent Ellen Weaver want to revive unconstitutional voucher law; Legislature tolerates ...