South Carolina prepares for first execution in 13 years
South Carolina is set to execute its first inmate in 13 years after an unintended pause because the state could not obtain ...
Live: Freddie Owens set to be executed Friday, protesters ask McMaster to grant clemency
The Greenville News will be providing live coverage from Columbia today leading up to the execution of Freddie Owens.
Activists deliver petition asking Gov. McMaster to grant clemency to Freddie Owens
Freddie Owens is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Friday. Petition includes more than 10,000 signatures; a ...
McMaster, South Carolina should stop execution of Owens; here's why
Letter writer says if Gov. Henry McMaster and South Carolina really want to protect life, they should stop the scheduled ...
As execution deadline looms, SC Supreme Court finds recanted witness testimony not reliable
At the eleventh hour, the key eyewitness in the case that sent Freddie Owens to death row recanted his testimony, saying that ...
Flags to be flown half-staff in SC for POW/MIA Recognition Day
The Office of Governor Henry McMaster has issued a notification that all flags on state and local public buildings will be ...
Gov. Henry McMaster Proclaims Sept. 15-20 is SC Thrive Week
In recognition of SC Thrive's efforts to improve the lives of people across the state of South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster issued a proclamation declaring the week of Sept. 15-20 to be SC Thrive ...
Halt death penalty execution, civil rights groups asks Gov. McMaster with a week to go
The governor has authority to grant clemency, but it's a power that has not been exercised in SC since the U.S. resumed ...
McMaster has the power to commute death row inmate sentence. Will the SC governor use it?
The state is scheduled to execute Freddie Owens on Sept. 20, which will be South Carolina’s first execution carried out since ...
Gov. Henry McMaster announces retirement of SCDHHS director Robert Kerr
Governor Henry McMaster announced on Monday South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) director Robert Kerr is set to retire from his position.
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McMaster has the power to commute death row inmate sentence. Will the SC governor use it?
SC Governor Henry McMaster has the power to commute Freddie Owens’ death sentence. But he won’t say whether he’ll do it until the execution. Tracy Glantz [email protected] COLUMBIA ...