Burton also is in poor health with rheumatoid arthritis. He primarily uses a wheelchair and has to wear a helmet due to ...

Charles "Sonny" Burton, an Alabama death row inmate, is set for execution next month, sparking criticism over the fairness of his sentence compared to the actual shooter in the 1991 crime.

Charles “Sonny” Burton, 75, is set to be executed sometime between 12:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2026, and 6:00 a.m. on ...

Eddie Mae Ellison, from left, Jackie Bradford, Mary Bradford and Lois Harris hold signs on Jan. 28, 2026, in Montgomery, Ala., urging Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to grant clemency for their family member ...

TALLADEGA, Ala. (WIAT) — There is a new campaign urging the Alabama governor to grant clemency to death row inmate Charles ...

Charles “Sonny” Burton faces execution in Alabama for his role in a 1991 robbery in which a man was fatally shot, even though Burton did not fire the gun ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man in a dark blue jacket and pale pink tie speaking to a man in a charcoal suit, blue shirt and yellow tie Rep. Chris England, ...

A state lawmaker who sponsors bills every year to try to reform Alabama’s sentencing laws wants to put a proposal on the ballot for voters. Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, is sponsoring a proposed ...