George Hale

Indiana, United States, West Bank

Radio Reporter at WFIU-FM (Bloomington, IN)

Radio Reporter at NPR

Covering the federal death penalty for Indiana Public Media and @NPR; board @indianaprospj; study @iuindianapolis

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Indiana woman among dozens reported killed in U.S. storms

2 weeks ago | wfyi.org | George Hale

May 19, 2025 National Weather Service investigators say two tornadoes are to blame for the destruction across central Indiana over the weekend. The NWS office in Indianapolis released new information late Sunday based on field visits to areas that sustained damage in the storm. The team previously confirmed that an EF-2 tornado touched down south of Bloomington during the storm.
Indiana woman among dozens reported killed in U.S. storms

2 weeks ago | indianapublicmedia.org | George Hale

National Weather Service investigators say two tornadoes are to blame for the destruction across central Indiana over the weekend. The NWS office in Indianapolis released new information late Sunday based on field visits to areas that sustained damage in the storm. The team previously confirmed that an EF-2 tornado touched down south of Bloomington during the storm.
Company tied to Trump executions resumes sale of drug used for lethal injection

3 weeks ago | indianapublicmedia.org | George Hale

A chemical company in Connecticut appears to be resuming production of a drug used in federal executions at a prison in Indiana. Lawmakers and activists opposed to the death penalty say Hamden, Connecticut-based chemical supplier Absolute Standards, Inc., sold pentobarbital to the first Trump administration for 13 lethal injections in 2020 and 2021.
U.S. Attorney General to meet with families affected by Biden death row commutations

1 month ago | indianapublicmedia.org | George Hale

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi will meet with relatives of victims of some of the 37 death row prisoners whose sentences former President Biden commuted to life without parole last year, according to a document sent to families. The forum will take place Wednesday morning at the U.S. Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C. Families will be given the opportunity to make brief statements directly to the attorney general, according to the document.
Terre Haute prisoners sue to stop transfer to federal 'supermax' facility

1 month ago | indianapublicmedia.org | George Hale

Twenty-one former death row prisoners at the U.S. penitentiary in Terre Haute are suing President Donald Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Federal Bureau of Prisons to block their possible relocation to a high-security facility in Colorado.
Indiana Democrats ask ‘Where’s Houchin?’ at Bloomington town hall

1 month ago | indianapublicmedia.org | George Hale

Indiana Democrats gathered Saturday in Bloomington for a “people’s town hall” to hear concerns about cuts to healthcare and other services. They left one seat empty, reserved for Republican Rep. Erin Houchin, at City Hall. Read more: Houchin 'puts pause' on scheduled office hours Speakers answered questions from constituents and criticized Houchin for failing to make herself available to Ninth District constituents.
AG: Trump admin to seek federal death sentences 'whenever possible'

2 months ago | indianapublicmedia.org | George Hale

The Trump administration will pursue death sentences against federal defendants “whenever possible,” according to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi. “We’re going to continue to do the right thing. We’re not going to be deterred by political motives,” Bondi said in an appearance on “Fox News Sunday.”Read more: Bondi will seek death against UnitedHealthcare killing suspect“We’re going to seek the death penalty whenever possible,” she said.
FBI won’t say why agents searched homes of IU cybersecurity expert

2 months ago | indianapublicmedia.org | George Hale

FBI officials aren’t saying why agents searched two homes belonging to an expert at IU’s Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering. On Friday, investigators from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security searched two homes in Bloomington and Carmel that belong to XiaoFeng Wang, an internationally recognized expert on cybersecurity.
Police: Workers find human remains in wooded area of Bloomington

2 months ago | indianapublicmedia.org | George Hale

Monroe County officials are investigating after workers discovered human remains in a wooded area on the north side of Bloomington. Police said officers responded Wednesday after receiving a report about the discovery of human bones near the 1000 block of West Acuff Road. Read more: Remains discovered in Johnson County identified “A land-clearing crew was working in the area and located what they believed to be human bones,” a police statement said.
Postal workers in Indiana rally against White House push to privatize mail

2 months ago | indianapublicmedia.org | George Hale

Mail workers are rallying against proposals to privatize the United States Postal Service. At the Monroe County courthouse Sunday, postal workers from Bloomington and nearby cities called on lawmakers to reject recent efforts to privatize the service.