RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The latest on the planned execution of a convicted serial killer in Virginia (all times local): 8:15 p.m. A scheduled court hearing on a Virginia inmate's challenge of the state's use of lethal injection drugs from Texas has been canceled. U.S. District Court Judge Anthony Trenga had scheduled a hearing for 2 p.m. Thursday in Alexandria after Alfredo Prieto's attorneys asked the court to halt his execution until officials disclose more information about the drugs they plan to use. But the hearing was canceled late Wednesday after Trenga approved the state's request to transfer the case to Richmond. A temporary restraining order...
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