As the air turns crisp and pumpkins appear on porches, our thoughts turn — if only briefly — to the mysterious and sometimes spooky side of life ... and death. While ghosts, ghouls and haunted houses ...

A Maricopa County Superior Court commissioner is under scrutiny for her conduct during a hearing with a convicted felon. Video shows Commissioner Vanessa Smith befriending the man, giving him personal ...

A Maricopa County probate judge is under scrutiny for befriending and hugging a man convicted of financially exploiting his mother. Commissioner Vanessa Smith offered personal advice and coached the ...

BOSTON — The Governor's Council confirmed two nominees to the Probate and Family Court and two to the District Court on Wednesday, Oct. 1, in a move that will pull the acting chair of the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court on Tuesday set execution dates for four people, including the only woman in the state on death row. Christa Pike received the death sentence at age ...

This undated photo released by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows Christa Pike. (Tennessee Department of Correction via AP) This undated photo released by the Tennessee Department of ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - The WNDU 16 News Now I-Team is learning about a verbal altercation this week at the St. Joseph County Probate Court involving the court’s head judge. This led to the ...