BOISE — With very little debate, the Idaho House overwhelmingly voted to pass HB 37, which would make the firing squad the state ... Statehouse reporter and covers Idaho politics.

A federal judge rejected a Georgia death row inmate's request to be executed by firing squad because he claims that lethal injection could cause him excruciating pain. Michael Wade Nance ...

The said death penalty by firing squad will cover those public officials convicted of the following charges before the Sandiganbayan: Graft under the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (causing ...

Idaho lawmakers are moving to bolster their newly restored firing squad as the state's primary means of execution with eight current death row inmates and the capital murder trial of student ...

In 2023, the Legislature added the firing squad as a secondary method. Laura Guido is the Statehouse reporter and covers Idaho politics. You can follow her on Twitter @EyeOnBoiseGuido, email her ...

The Idaho House has approved a bill to make death by firing squad the main death penalty method in the state. If passed into law, Idaho would become the only state to have death by firing squad as ...

Michael Wade Nance, on Georgia's death row for a 1993 murder, argued that lethal injection could cause him severe pain due to his medical history and proposed a firing squad as an alternative.

Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, introduced the bill Tuesday, which would make Idaho the only U.S. state to give preference to a firing squad. Skaug sponsored a bill that became law in 2023 that added ...