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

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Organizers of the Mountain Heritage Festival announced that changes will be made to this year’s festival. Officials said the changes are due to recent events. The festival ...

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

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 ...

Former Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is in jail, charged with killing District Judge Kevin Mullins, who was shot inside his ...

The sheriff charged with murder in the shooting of a rural Kentucky judge in his courthouse chambers was accused in a federal ...

Investigators are searching for a motive after a Kentucky sheriff was arrested for allegedly gunning down a judge in his ...

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

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 ...