A small, tight-knit southeast Kentucky community has been reeling after their sheriff was arrested for the killing of a ...

Two days have passed since the Letcher County Sheriff allegedly walked into a judge's chambers and shot him. Here's a look at ...

A Kentucky sheriff is facing charges of first-degree murder after shooting and killing a local judge inside his chambers last ...

They'd been friends for years and were two well-known elected officials. So why would Letcher County's sheriff shoot its only ...

Sheriff Shawn M. Stines allegedly shot and killed Mullins on Thursday in his Letcher County, Kentucky chambers. State police ...

Mike Watts, the Letcher County circuit court clerk, joins "Banfield" to discuss what he calls a great loss for his community, the shooting death of District Judge Kevin Mullins allegedly at the hands ...

WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — Residents of a tiny Appalachian town struggled Friday to cope with a shooting involving two of its ...

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

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, was taken into custody at the scene without incident, police said. He was charged ...

A sheriff fatally shot a judge in Kentucky on September 19, 2024. Learn about the situation and find out the identity of the ...

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