Kentucky state lawmakers have been examining a nationwide problem that’s also growing in Kentucky: There’s not enough housing ...

A former Kentucky sheriff accused of killing a judge was experiencing an "extreme emotional disturbance," his attorney said.

The federal government has granted approval of a new federal prison in Letcher County, Kentucky, per an announcement Monday.

A new sheriff is on the job in Letcher County, Kentucky as the former sheriff awaits trial for allegedly killing a judge inside his chambers.The shooting happened at the Letcher County Courthouse ...

MEANTI The new Letcher County, Kentucky, sheriff has been on the job for two weeks, and he's working to implement security changes.Sheriff Billy Jones replaced Mickey Stines, who resigned after ...

Bill Estep [email protected] Plans for construction of a new medium-security federal prison in Letcher County have been approved by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, Kentucky Congressman Hal ...

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is accused of killing District Judge Kevin Mullins in the judge’s chambers in the city of Whitesburg on Sept. 19 Kentucky Court of Justice/AP ...

Not even in the furthest recesses of my brain did I even possibly think that any of this would be occurring in the future, ...

That’s what he was doing two summers ago when he saw alerts about severe floods in Letcher County, Kentucky, where he serves as the mayor of Jenkins, population 1,800. Public service ...