Pike, who was sentenced to death for her role in a 1995 murder, was alive and snoring after officials administered a lethal ...

Tennessee death row inmate Gary Wayne Sutton, who was scheduled to be put to death this year, has been granted a one-year ...

A new poll shows readers are divided over Gov. Bill Lee's decision to let the execution of Christa Pike proceed.

Gov. Bill Lee said Tennesseans expect death sentences to be carried out “in a manner that’s not only legal and constitutional ...

Gary Wayne Sutton, who was convicted in the murders of Tommy Griffin and Connie Branam, is the next person scheduled to be ...

TN Gov. Bill Lee has halted executions pending investigation of TDOC's failure to execute Christa Pike. But he says TDOC ...

Gov. Bill Lee denied clemency for Christa Pike, who is scheduled for execution Sept. 30 for a 1995 murder.

Tennessee’s Republican Gov. Bill Lee has proclaimed the final day of Prayer and Fasting of his term as he encourages the residents of his state to join him in seeking God’s grace and wisdom.

Gov. Bill Lee reflected on his final term and shared his goals before leaving office during Knoxville Chamber breakfast.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee told reporters in Knoxville on Tuesday that there will be no changes to the protocol for capital punishment in the state following the botched execution attempt of death row ...

A Knox County jury decided in 1996 that Pike should die for the murder of Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville in January 1995. Pike's execution date was set last September.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a proclamation designating Sept. 25 as Dolly Parton 9 to 5 Day.