WHITESBURG, Ky. — When Judge Kevin Mullins and Sheriff Shawn Stines, two longtime officials in a rural eastern Kentucky ...

A judge in a rural Kentucky county was fatally shot in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged ...

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

In a civil lawsuit, the sheriff was accused of ignoring one of his subordinate’s sexual abuse of female prisoners.

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 ...

Whitesburg is a very small, close-knit community in the Eastern Kentucky mountains and to say the community is in shock would ...

A preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple ...

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 ...

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines is scheduled to appear in court soon. Kentucky Prosecutor ...

News reports describe him as an advocate for criminal justice reform, particularly programs aimed at diverting people with ...

The death of Kevin Mullins Thursday shocked close-knit Whitesburg, Kentucky. The sheriff charged with murder is accused of ...

Preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple ...