A clerk confirmed that Judge Ted Grove will make his decision sometime early in February. The ruling was slated for 3 p.m. today. The hearing isn't being held to determine Butts' mental state at the time of the shooting but whether he is able to assist his defense attorneys during a trial.

In a surprise move, a star witness for the prosecution was called back to the stand Tuesday to testify for the defense on the fifth day of Christine Metter's trial.

In a wheelchair with his body ravaged by illness, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Julio Jimenez completed his most important legal duty Friday. He whispered the first few lines of the Florida attorney’s oath and swore in his son as a new lawyer.

Charlie Davis likes the fight he sees in his Hillsborough High School girls basketball team.

Indiana County woman charged after pretending to fall unconscious

Coach Stud answered questions about Alabama's defense, his friendship with Coach Steve Kragthorpe and how Kragthorpe's illness affected him, the rest of the staff, and the team.

A 25-year-old man accused of killing his landlord in December 2010 has abandoned his mental illness defense and may plead guilty to her murder in a hearing today. A fellow Lane County Jail inmate contacted The Register-Guard last month, claiming that Miguel Angel Chavez had confessed to him that he …

Pier-Olivier Cote's defense of his IBF Intercontinental light welterweight title against American Mauricio Herrera has been postponed because the Quebec City fighter is sick. The fight was scheduled for Feb. 3 in Quebec City. Promoter Jean Bedard said talks would be held with Showtime on a new date for the match.

Addison Baldwin may have died from symptoms caused by chronic illness and not from physical abuse as his mother and police claim, Zachary Connell’s defense attorney said.

A 25-year-old man accused of killing his landlord in December 2010 has abandoned his mental illness defense and may plead guilty to her murder in a hearing Wednesday. A fellow Lane County Jail inmate contacted The Register-Guard last month, claiming that Miguel Angel Chavez had confessed to him that he …