The shooting occurred at the Letcher County courthouse in Whitesburg. The Appalachian town in southeastern Kentucky is 146 miles (235 kilometers) southeast of Lexington, Kentucky. Mullins served ...

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 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 ...

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

WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — Residents of a tiny Appalachian ... I just hate it,” said Mike Watts, the Letcher County circuit court clerk. “Both of them are friends of mine. I’ve worked with ...

They were two high-profile elected officials in a town ... Eastern Kentucky jurisdictions, will take up the case alongside ...

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

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 ...

The Letcher County Fiscal Court was awarded a $3.3 million grant from the Kentucky River Area Development District. This is ...

WHITESBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - The 2023 season was a tough end for the Letcher Central Lady Cougars, losing to Estill County in the ...