Cleodious “J.R.” Schoffner Jr. hadn't killed anyone when he was put away at age 20 as an accomplice to a 1997 murder. He got a life sentence without possibility of parole. That wouldn't happen today.

The Accrington Food Festival will return on Saturday, June 7, with Molly Robbins and Glynn Purnell set to 'wow the crowds' once again. There will be a big celebration of local Lancashire produce, with ...