The preferred site in Letcher County identified by the U.S ... in Letcher County and throughout southeastern Kentucky,” he said. Three counties with federal prisons — Clay, Martin and McCreary ...

KENTUCKY (WKYT) - Multiple Kentucky Counties have declared a state ... Clark County, Clay County, Lee County, Letcher County, ...

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is accused of killing District Judge Kevin Mullins in the judge’s chambers in the city of Whitesburg on Sept. 19 Kentucky Court of Justice/AP ...

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 ...

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 ...

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - There are several election races in Eastern Kentucky. Here is a look at the races WYMT will be keeping ...

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

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 ...

Like most of the east Kentucky counties that flooded two summers ago, Letcher County's risk level is scored "very low" by the risk index. That's because it includes annual asset loss in its equations.

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

The Operation Sharing program collects and distributes toys for children in distressed Appalachian counties in Kentucky and ...