Here’s what to know about Christa Pike’s failed execution.

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Hurricane Rachel has been upgraded to a Category 3 storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The sentencing judge noted “obvious forgiveness” expressed in Pelkey’s AI statement before handing down the punishment.

Jail records show Colleen Lemmon is charged with two counts of capital murder.

A 22-year-old NASA observatory is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere in the coming weeks.

Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy of Richland, Washington, was arrested Thursday and is due to make his first court appearance Friday.

City council narrowly voted down a proposal to install solar panels on 39 sites Monday. Some city leaders are now advocating for a scaled-back version of the deal.

An attorney says Christa Pike is still alive a day after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection.

Richmond Police detectives have arrested a teenage boy in connection an apartment shooting near Gilpin Court on Sunday.

A Virginia health committee is considering a proposal that would require every school in the commonwealth to have a licensed nurse on-site, or one nurse for every 325 students, by 2028.

Virginia Tech’s newest Clery Act report, the federally required annual look at crime on campus, shows a complicated picture when it comes to sexual assault.

The Chesterfield and Richmond NAACP branches said recent social media posts involving students have heightened concerns about escalation and the safety and well-being of those affected.

New York’s governor has appointed a special prosecutor to oversee an investigation into a woman’s allegations that she was gang raped at a Cornell University fraternity house.

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Audrey Austin continues to heal following a dog attack in July that changed her life forever.

President Donald Trump left the White House on Thursday afternoon to start a monthlong midterm campaign tour, beginning in Texas, Oklahoma and Alabama, three Republican-leaning states.

Richmond FBI is offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to the location and arrest of a suspect in connection to a January deadly shooting in Henrico.

The Texas parole board has approved the release of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger after serving 7 years of a 10-year murder sentence for killing Botham Jean.

A Tennessee anesthesiologist is weighing in on what may have gone wrong during the botched execution of Christa Pike.

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Public health officials say more than a dozen people were sickened by a parasite linked to a hotel swimming pool.

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Automatic payments as part of an expanded federal settlement over billing and cancellation practices involving Amazon have started going out.

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Christa Pike remains alive after Tennessee officials attempted to execute her by lethal injection, with witnesses describing disturbing moments during the failed attempt.

The Henrico Police Cold Case Review Team is continuing to investigate a February 1998 double homicide in the Tuckahoe Magisterial District and is asking the public for help.

Fifteen 18-wheelers were involved in a 50-car pileup on Thursday morning.

The judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case on Thursday refused to declare her not guilty, turning down a defense motion that had argued there wasn’t enough evidence to prove she was responsible for killing her three children.

The trial for the 11-year-old girl accused in the brutal rape and assault of a five-year-old girl wrapped up in Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court.

Authorities in Florida are investigating a house fire that left at least 15 dogs dead.

New court documents outline how investigators say they connected Dennikia Boyce to the July 24 murders of Phillip Wilson and Rai’shon DeLarge.

Governor Abigail Spanberger released the 2026 Virginia Energy Plan on Thursday morning.

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Tennessee’s execution of Christa Pike failed after two doses of pentobarbital. Here is how the lethal injection drug works and why an investigation is underway.

Federal border officers seized an estimated $6 million worth of cocaine after discovering 174 packages concealed under the floorboards of a commercial truck bound for Canada, authorities said.

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Colleen Slemmer’s niece said the process of executing Christa Pike should not have taken 31 years.

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Witnesses say curtains repeatedly blocked their view during Christa Pike’s failed execution in Tennessee, raising questions about the state’s execution process.

A judge in the nation’s capital agreed on Thursday to permanently dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

NASA and SpaceX launched Crew-13 to the International Space Station, led by commander Jessica Watkins and carrying a Canadian astronaut set to become a father in orbit.

For the second straight year, the Richmond Marathon weekend has sold out.

A 61-year-old man died in a single-vehicle crash Friday night on Ashland Road.

Rapper Rick Ross was arrested in Florida on domestic violence-related charges and accused of battery by strangulation, jail records show.

The doctor who oversaw Christa Gail Pike’s lethal injection was also involved in another botched execution earlier this year.

Lucy J's bakery in Memphis is doing more than selling bread and cinnamon rolls. The head baker is creating jobs and training opportunities for families experiencing homelessness to rebuild their lives.