Kentucky state lawmakers have been examining a nationwide problem that’s also growing in Kentucky: There’s not enough housing ...

A new sheriff is on the job in Letcher County, Kentucky as the former sheriff awaits trial for allegedly killing a judge inside his chambers.The shooting happened at the Letcher County Courthouse ...

On Sept. 19, just before 3 p.m., Kentucky State Police received a report of shots fired inside the Letcher County Courthouse. The Letcher County Coroner’s Office pronounced the judge dead at the ...

A former Kentucky sheriff accused of killing a judge was experiencing an "extreme emotional disturbance," his attorney said.

The federal government has granted approval of a new federal prison in Letcher County, Kentucky, per an announcement Monday.

The Operation Sharing program collects and distributes toys for children in distressed Appalachian counties in Kentucky and ...

MEANTI The new Letcher County, Kentucky, sheriff has been on the job for two weeks, and he's working to implement security changes.Sheriff Billy Jones replaced Mickey Stines, who resigned after ...

In Senate districts around Louisville, several candidates ran unopposed: Democrats Cassie Chambers Armstrong, Gerald Neal and ...

Bill Estep [email protected] Plans for construction of a new medium-security federal prison in Letcher County have been approved by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, Kentucky Congressman Hal ...

Not even in the furthest recesses of my brain did I even possibly think that any of this would be occurring in the future, ...

The district comprises of Bell, Harlan, Letcher, Knott and Floyd counties ... for communities across Eastern Kentucky," the ...