A Kentucky judge has denied a motion to remove her from the murder case against a former Letcher County sheriff accused of ...

The judge presiding over the trial for the former Letcher County sheriff accused of shooting and killing another judge has ...

Shawn “Mickey” Stines sits with his attorneys during a hearing at the Letcher County Courthouse Aug. 15, 2025. Chris Leach cleach@herald-leader.com The special judge assigned to the murder case ...

A lawsuit implicating a slain Kentucky judge and former deputy in a "sex-for-favors" ring was quietly settled on Tuesday, ...

A federal lawsuit that has cast a shadow over the murder investigation of a local judge shot by Letcher County’s sheriff has ended in a settlement.

A federal civil lawsuit filed by a Letcher County woman against a sheriff's deputy and the county sheriff's office ended in a ...

Two days have passed since Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines allegedly walked into District Judge Kevin Mullins chambers and shot him after an argument. The shooting, which leaves two ...

One person was found dead in a Letcher County house fire early Saturday morning.

This story was updated to add new information. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A sheriff in southeastern Kentucky was arrested and charged with murder after a district judge was fatally shot in his chambers on ...

Kentucky State Police apprehended a man in Letcher County Wednesday morning matching the description of a suspect wanted on murder charges in Perry County. Those charges stem from an altercation at an ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Kentucky sheriff charged with shooting and killing a Letcher County judge in his chambers last week pleaded not guilty to murder during his arraignment Wednesday. During ...