Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Stines has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Kentucky District Judge Kevin Mullins, who was killed Thursday.

An eastern Kentucky community is in a state of shock: their sheriff accused of murdering their district judge.

“She will never get back her innocence,” Martin said of the victim at the end of her closing argument, then pointed at Brooks and added, “It was taken from her at age 7 by this pervert over here since ...

The Letcher County Courthouse is closed to the public. Several people are in a state of shock as a result of the incident.

A sentencing hearing has not been set in the case. A presentence investigation and evaluations on Cramer's mental health and ...

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, Ky. (TND) — A judge in a Kentucky town was shot and killed Thursday at the local courthouse and the local ...

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

The sheriff charged with murder in the shooting of a rural Kentucky judge in his courthouse chambers was accused in a federal ...

A 28-year-old man is accused of sexually abusing a 2-year-old, according to an Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office warrant.

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 ...

Investigators are trying to determine why a Kentucky sheriff allegedly shot and killed a district judge after they argued ...