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

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

After the Letcher County courthouse shooting, Kentucky laws will guide replacement of two key public positions.

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 ...

A Kentucky State Police spokesman said shots were fired inside the Letcher County Courthouse at 2:55 p.m. after an argument ...

District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, was pronounced dead at the scene. Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, was arrested ...

It’s just so sad. I just hate it,” said Mike Watts, the Letcher County circuit court clerk. “Both of them are friends of mine ...

The fatal shooting stunned the tight-knit town of Whitesburg, the county seat, with a population of about 1,700 people, 145 ...

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

Where is Letcher County, Kentucky? Sheriff Mickey Stines accused of killing judge in courthouse. What to know about the ...

A district judge is dead and a county sheriff has been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting at the Letcher County ...

A sheriff fatally shot a judge in Kentucky on September 19, 2024. Learn about the situation and find out the identity of the ...