The violence erupted after an argument inside the courthouse, police said. It wasn’t clear what led to the shooting.

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

WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — Residents of a tiny Appalachian town struggled Friday to cope with a shooting involving two of its ...

The two men were seen getting ready to go to lunch on the day of the shooting. Hours later, Judge Kevin Mullins was dead from ...

In a civil lawsuit, the sheriff was accused of ignoring one of his subordinate's sexual abuse of female prisoners.

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

The death of Kevin Mullins Thursday shocked close-knit Whitesburg, Kentucky. The sheriff charged with murder is accused of ...

A Kentucky sheriff charged with fatally shooting a judge in his chambers Thursday was embroiled in a legal case before the ...

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Stines has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Kentucky District Judge Kevin ...

The police say a sheriff shot District Judge Kevin Mullins inside the courthouse on Thursday afternoon before turning himself ...