Sheriff Jailed After Fatal Shooting of District Judge** In a shocking incident that has rocked the close-knit community of Whitesburg, Kentucky, Letcher Cou ...

As residents of a small town in southeast Kentucky mourn the loss of a prominent district judge, they’re looking for answers ...

Backroads of Appalachia Event Coordinator Nick Sexton said the event brings back a lot of memories as his dad started the event several decades ago.

Residents of a tiny Appalachian town struggled Friday to cope with a shooting involving two of its most prominent citizens: a judge who was gunned down in his courthouse chambers and a local sheriff ...

A small, tight-knit southeast Kentucky community has been reeling after their sheriff was arrested for the killing of a ...

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

They'd been friends for years and were two well-known elected officials. So why would Letcher County's sheriff shoot its only ...

They'd been friends for years and were two well-known elected officials. So why would Letcher County's sheriff shoot its only judge in the courthouse?

Sheriff Shawn M. Stines allegedly shot and killed Mullins on Thursday in his Letcher County, Kentucky chambers. State police ...