Two officers who had a key role in the almost four year case spoke with the Leader to give their initial reaction ...

A convicted double-murderer executed in Florida used his last breath to express his gratitude. Officials at Stark say Michael Bernard Bell, 54, was put to death by lethal injection Tuesday evening and ...

Michael Bernard Bell, 54, was executed on Tuesday evening at Florida State Prison in Starke, after being convicted of the 1993 murders of Jimmy West and Tamecka Smith ...

A man convicted of fatally shooting two people outside a Florida bar in 1993 as part of an attempted revenge killing was ...

We’re in the midst of something historic,” said Robert Dunham, director of the Death Penalty Policy Project, as the U.S. braces for its highest number of executions in a decade. The focus is on ...

Before he received the lethal injection, Bell's last words were, surprisingly, of gratitude — though it's unclear who they ...

Michael Bernard Bell was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1993 murders of Jimmy West and Tamecka Smith ...

The United States has reached its highest number of executions in a decade, with Florida at the center of this trend. On Tuesday, the execution of Michael Bell marked the 26th carried out in 2025 so ...

Bell was pronounced dead at 6:25 p.m. Tuesday at Florida State Prison. Another inmate, Edward Zakrzewski, is scheduled to be ...

A man convicted of fatally shooting two people outside a Florida bar in 1993 as part of an attempted revenge killing was executed Tuesday evening, the 26th person put to death in the U.S. this year.

Twenty-six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and nine other people are scheduled to be ...