Sept. 19 marks one year since the deadly shooting of a Kentucky judge put a small community in the national spotlight.

The Supreme Court of Kentucky has put to bed the issue of whether or not the judge in the case of a former sheriff accused of murdering another judge will remain on the case. Former Letcher County ...

Shawn “Mickey” Stines sought to have Judge Christopher Cohron removed from his upcoming trial in the murder of District Judge Kevin Mullins.

The former sheriff’s lawyers argued the judge could not be partial because he had recently attended a conference with the ...

Letcher County Sheriff's deputies said that a man is facing charges after the shooting of a dog was caught on camera.

The Kentucky sheriff accused of fatally shooting a judge in his chambers last week could face the death penalty if convicted, according to a special judge appointed to preside over the case. Letcher ...

According to the Letcher County Sheriff, a Jenkins man was arrested on animal cruelty charges after police investigated a ...

The one-of-a-kind killing of a Kentucky judge, allegedly by the local sheriff, has shaken tight-knit Letcher County, leaving people baffled and... Why was a Kentucky judge killed? So far, it remains a ...

Shawn “Mickey” Stines appears in Letcher County Circuit Court on Aug. 15, 2025. He is charged with the murder of District Judge Kevin Mullins. Chris Leach cleach@herald-leader.com Kentucky’s highest ...