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Failed executions troubled other states before Christa Pike. Here’s what happened
Tennessee's bungled attempt to execute Christa Pike was not the first time a state has failed to carry out a lethal injection over problems in the death chamber.
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Texas carries out nation’s first execution since Christa Pike’s failed lethal injection
A Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk was put to death Wednesday evening, becoming the 30th person executed in the U.S. this year and the first since Tennessee's failed attempt to administer a lethal injection to Christa Pike a week ago.
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Chattanooga chiropractor, Gautemalan man among three arrested in Hixson trafficking sting
A Chattanooga chiropractor allegedly met two undercover officers posing as 16-year-old girls before choosing one for sex during a human trafficking sting at a Hixson hotel, authorities said.
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Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike
The head of Tennessee's prison system is resigning, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday, the first major staff shake-up since Christa Pike's stunning failed execution left her unconscious and on a ventilator at a hospital.
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Red Bank fires police officer accused of threatening wife, saying dogs were dead
Red Bank has fired police officer Daniel White after investigators accused him of threatening to kill his wife and saying he had killed the family's dogs, according to documents obtained via public records request.
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How Tennessee’s failed execution of Christa Pike unfolded, minute-by-minute
Christa Pike was scheduled to be executed. But after two injections, she kept breathing. She made snoring sounds, she talked, she said her arm was hurting.
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School bus monitor arrested on felony child enticement charge in Whitfield County
The Whitfield County Sheriff's Office arrested a school bus monitor Thursday after investigators accused her of enticing a child for indecent purposes and failure to report suspected child abuse, officials said.
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Christa Pike is in critical condition after Tennessee’s failed execution attempt, her lawyers say
Christa Pike was in critical condition Thursday and receiving “lifesaving care” at a hospital, her lawyers said, a day after a failed attempt to execute her pushed Tennessee’s governor to halt further executions this year and order an independent review.
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Catoosa County jury reaches mixed verdict in deadly birthday party shooting trial
A Catoosa County jury Wednesday acquitted two men of malice murder while convicting them of aggravated assault and firearms charges in connection with a deadly 2025 birthday party shooting.
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Trenton man charged with murder after shooting prompted Dade County manhunt, schools closure
A Trenton, Georgia, man now faces a murder charge after authorities accused him of shooting two people, prompting an hourslong manhunt Tuesday and the closure Wednesday of Dade County schools.
