Ross, the first Black woman pastor of Pittsfield’s First Baptist Church, reflects on a decade of faith, leadership and ...

Every day the ECHO print edition carries tributes and funeral notices for those who have lost a loved one recently and our condolences go out to all. It gives people a chance to celebrate the lives of ...

8:37 p.m. Feb. 5, 2025: Revised to include additional details. HUNTSVILLE — As Steven Nelson lay on the execution gurney Wednesday evening, more than a decade after his conviction in the death ...

You can get in touch with Jenna by emailing [email protected]. Languages: English. Steven Nelson repeatedly told his wife that he loved her shortly before he was executed and said he was ...

Texas is set to execute Steven Nelson by lethal injection Wednesday for the 2011 murder of a beloved pastor who was just beginning his ministerial career. Nelson, 37, was convicted for the ...

Nelson maintains his innocence, claiming two accomplices committed the murder while he robbed the church. The victim's family supports the execution, while Nelson's supporters, including his wife ...

Sheila E. (Murphy) Kingston, 97, of Windsor Locks, peacefully passed away at home with her family by her side on February 1, 2025. She was born in Quincy, MA, on November 30, 1927, to the late ...

Across the world soon, you may find people with ash marks on their foreheads and talking about what they will be giving up for the next 46 days. It may appear odd, but it is a mark people that ...

While Nelson admits to participating in the robbery of Dobson and church secretary Judy Elliot, he claims two accomplices committed the murder. Nelson, who had a troubled childhood and criminal ...