Residents of a tiny Appalachian town are struggling to cope with a shooting involving two of its most prominent citizens: a ...

A sheriff fatally shot a judge in Kentucky on September 19, 2024. Learn about the situation and find out the identity of the ...

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, was taken into custody at the scene without incident, police said. He was charged ...

Authorities say a judge in a rural Kentucky county was fatally shot at the local courthouse. The local sheriff has been ...

WHITESBURG, Ky. — When Judge Kevin Mullins and Sheriff Shawn Stines, two longtime officials in a rural eastern Kentucky ...

As the aftermath of Thursday’s Letcher County shooting unfolds, LEX 18 has learned more background information on the victim ...

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Organizers of the Mountain Heritage Festival announced that changes will be made to this year’s festival. Officials said the changes are due to recent events. The festival ...

The superintendent for the Bow School District confirmed they have issued a no-trespass order to a parent involved in a ...

Ellicott School District 22 Superintendent Chris Smith said the district's communication to parents and guardians during a school lockdown on Thursday was a "complete failure." ...

In Whitesburg of the US state of Kentucky, a district judge was shot dead in his courthouse office on Thursday afternoon. The ...