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Death Penalty Dying Out

Charlottesville has a chance to give the death penalty in Virginia a big push toward the door, which would help the United States and the world along that path.

(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va) - Most of the world's governments no longer use the death penalty. Among wealthy nations there is one exception remaining. The United States is among the top five killers in the world. Also in the top five: the recently "liberated" Iraq.

But most of the United States' 50 states no longer use the death penalty.

Tow Company Offers Reward After Their Driver is Injured in Hit and Run

$1000 Reward has been offered for the "Arrest and Conviction" of the responsible party.

(SALEM) - There was a Hit & Run accident on Mission Street Sunday evening, where a tow truck driver who was loading a vehicle to be towed was struck by a passing vehicle, which then fled the area.

The driver for Affordable Towing, was wearing his orange safety vest and had all emergency lights activated when the accident occurred.

Salem Woman Arrested In Connection With Weekend Robberies

Three Salem convenience stores were robbed Sunday morning between 5:40 AM and 6:50 AM.

(SALEM) - Salem Police stopped a van Monday which they say was used in an early Saturday morning string of robberies.

The driver, Robin Templeton, was arrested on two counts of Robbery II. Police are still seeking a second woman, 24 year old Roberta Hudson.

Southern California Woman Found Guilty for Severing Husband`s Penis in their Garden Grove Home

During the trial, the man testified that his penis could not be reattached and that he felt as though he had "been murdered".

(GARDEN GROVE) - Jurors in Santa Ana, California, finally reached a decision to convict Catherine Kieu (Becker) on charges of torture and aggravated mayhem against her husband.

Kieu, 50, was found guilty of drugging her husband's tofu & chicken soup with sleeping pills, and then proceeding to sever his penis with a 10 inch kitchen knife...

8 Year Old California Girl Stabbed to Death by Intruder

Police have no suspect leads at this point and are asking the public in to use great caution.

(VALLEY SPRINGS, CA) - 8 year old Leila Fowler was found by her 12 year old brother Saturday after she had been stabbed to death in their family home in Valley Springs, California. He encountered a male intruder in the home. at which point the man fled.

Leila was pronounced dead at a local hospital, according to officials.

Homicide Investigation: Winchester Bay South of Reedsport

Anyone with information regarding this reported crime is asked to call the Tip Line set up through the OSP Southern Command Center dispatch at (541) 664-4600.

(REEDSPORT, OR) - The Douglas County Major Crime Team is investigating the homicide of an unidentified adult female found Sunday morning.

Her body was located in the vicinity of Winchester Bay Wayfinding Point located along Highway 101 about three miles south of Reedsport.

Salem Police Investigate Homicide

The deceased victim in this incident has been identified as 32-year old McMinnville resident Andrew Entizne.

(SALEM) - Salem Police detectives are investigating a death from early in the morning on April 6.

The victim was located in a silver sedan at about 3:00 a.m. near the intersection of Fairway Dr SE and Reese Hill Rd SE following multiple reports of shots fired in the area.

Linn County Detectives Arrest Suspect for 1990 Murder of Rachanda Pickle

Rachanda's body has never been located.

(ALBANY, OR) - Linn County detectives arrested a man for murder related to the 1990 disappearance of Rachanda Leah Pickle.

In the early morning hours of July 10, 1990 John and Linda Ackroyd left their residence at the Oregon Department of Transportation shops at the Santiam Junction in east Linn County, Oregon.

Man Who Spent 40+ Years In Prison Set to Be Released On Tuesday

Should the state of Arizona be sued for mishandling this case?

(TUCSON YBW) - In 1972, a then-eighteen-year-old Louis Taylor was convicted of killing 29 people in a horrific fire at Pioneer Hotel in Tucson, AZ that occurred two years prior.

In December 1970, a then-16-year-old Taylor was at the hotel participating in the Christmas festivities and attempting to persuade hotel guests to buy him a drink.

UPS to Forfeit $40 Million in Payments for Shipping Illicit Online Pharmacies

News release from the Drug Enforcement Agency.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The DEA today announced that United Parcel Service and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, entered into a Non-Prosecution Agreement.

UPS agreed to forfeit $40 million in payments it has received from illicit online pharmacies, and also to implement a compliance program designed to ensure that illegal online pharmacies will not be able to use UPS’s services to distribute drugs.