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(AP Photo/Chris Carlson) Bill Scicchitano prays outside the execution of South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) Bucky Bruce protests ...

The Eastern Ranges have produced several AFL champions since their inception in 1992. From premiership players, Norm Smith ...

South Carolina inmate Brad Keith Sigmon was executed by firing squad March 7 for killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents, David ...

Going all the way back to the spring of 2005, when he was a fresh-faced 45-year-old leading Wisconsin-Milwaukee on a surprising run to the Sweet 16, Bruce Pearl has been one of the best ...

Editor's note: Brad Keith Sigmon was executed Friday by firing squad. Follow along here. Gladys Larke never wanted to go out to eat for special celebrations like Mother's Day or a birthday.

Brad Sigmon, 67, was put to death by firing squad at 6.05pm on Friday at the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia ...

Gladys Larke never wanted to go out to eat for special celebrations like Mother's Day or a birthday. She preferred to cook up a storm instead, making fried chicken, roasts, and macaroni and cheese.

He was condemned to death row in 2002 following a conviction on two counts of murder and one count of burglary in the deaths of David Larke, 62, and his wife, Gladys Larke, 59. He also kidnapped ...

Three volunteer prison employees used rifles to carry out the execution of Brad Sigmon, 67, who was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m. Sigmon killed David and Gladys Larke in their Greenville County ...

Ricky Sims used to wear a pair of boots every birthday. They were the last gift from his grandparents David and Gladys Larke. He’ll wear those boots again on March 7. The South Carolina Supreme ...