The one-of-a-kind killing of a Kentucky judge, allegedly by the local sheriff, has shaken tight-knit Letcher County, leaving people baffled and... Why was a Kentucky judge killed? So far ...

As residents in the area grapple with the news, they’re looking for answers about the situation. Letcher County Sheriff ...

Ky. One was that Whitesburg and Letcher County are a very small, tight-knit community; another, that residents are still ...

KY Congressman Hal Rogers said he was “thrilled” about approved plans to build the new federal facility in Roxana, roughly 10 ...

WHITESBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - Letcher Countians voted by majority to allow alcohol sales throughout the county. Alcohol sales were already allowed in the cities of Whitesburg, Jenkins and Fleming-Neon. Now ...

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has given the go-ahead for a new federal prison to be constructed in Letcher County. BOP Director ...

Residents complained about setback ... recalling his service to Letcher County in southeastern Kentucky near the Virginia border. Whitesburg, the county seat, is 145 miles (235 kilometers ...

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 ...

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. — A judge in a rural Kentucky county ... people involved in the justice system and helped hundreds of residents enter inpatient residential treatment, according to a program ...

Ky. (WJHL) — Three things were abundantly clear when a librarian, a pastor and two construction workers described their small community hours after a local judge had been shot and the county ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad On Sunday, mourners gathered at a high school gym for the judge's funeral, recalling his service to Letcher County in southeastern Kentucky near the ...

On Sunday, mourners gathered at a high school gym for the judge’s funeral, recalling his service to Letcher County in southeastern Kentucky near the Virginia border. Whitesburg, the county seat ...