Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte proposed the changes last week in her budget address. Also in the news: Montana, Iowa, Texas, Maryland, and South Carolina.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Condemned South Carolina inmate, Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad. He would be the ...

An Upstate man who is scheduled to be put to death by the state in March has elected the method of execution. Brad Sigmon ...