Isaias becomes a hurricane; judge orders evidence from Pike's failed execution preserved
Isaias has intensified into a hurricane, and people along the Gulf are preparing for bad weather this weekend. A judge has ordered that evidence from Christa Pike's failed execution be preserved.
People in the Gulf region are preparing for bad weather this weekend after Isaias strengthened into a hurricane.
Court order in the Pike case
In a separate development, a judge has ordered that evidence related to Christa Pike's failed execution be preserved.
The source is a brief news summary and gives no further details on either story. It does not say how strong the hurricane's winds are, where it is expected to go or which areas may be affected. It also does not say what evidence must be kept or why the execution failed.


