A former Kentucky sheriff was experiencing an "extreme emotional disturbance" when he allegedly fatally shot a judge, according to his attorney. Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines ...

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 ...

19, just before 3 p.m., Kentucky State Police received a report of shots fired inside the Letcher County Courthouse ... culpability should be manslaughter based on the partial defense of extreme ...

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 ...

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

WHITESBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - Letcher County Sheriff Billy Jones was appointed on Oct. 1 by Judge Executive Terry Adams. Adams ...

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.

See below for election results across Boone County, Kentucky. Click here to return to main election results page.FULL RESULTS: PRESIDENT - OHIO | PRESIDENT - KENTUCKY | PRESIDENT - INDIANA | OHIO ...

The federal government has granted approval of a new federal prison in Letcher County, Kentucky, per an announcement Monday. The House Appropriations Committee has earmarked $500 million for ...

The Letcher County Fiscal Court was awarded a $3.3 million grant from the Kentucky River Area Development District. This is through the Abandon Mine Lands Economic Revitalization Program (AMLER). The ...

A total of 48 dispensaries will be operational when the program begins, with two in Jefferson County ... based businesses on local ballots this year. Here's what we know. According to Kentucky's ...