His 'killingly fair-minded and viciously funny” review of the Pulitzer prize-winning author Michael Cunningham's latest book, By Nightfall, has won novelist and critic Adam Mars-Jones the inaugural Hatchet Job of the Year

Josh Powell put some thought into killing his sons. In the days leading up to Sunday, he gave away the toys and books he kept for the two boys at his Graham-area house and stopped somewhere to fill two 5-gallon cans with

A Graham man is facing some serious charges after he allegedly wielded a hatchet at deputies before stealing one of their cruisers and leading them on a reckless chase Monday morning. Detectives said that as he drove away in the squad car,

Before setting his house ablaze and killing himself and his two young sons, Josh Powell left a voicemail for family members saying he couldn't live without the boys and didn't want to go on anymore. ABC News obtained what

Powell then locked the door, used a hatchet on his kids, and lit the house on fire. Ultimately, Powell and both boys died of smoke inhalation, Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office investigator Melissa Baker said Monday evening.