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

WHITESBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - The 2023 season was a tough end for the Letcher Central Lady Cougars, losing to Estill County in the ...

KY Congressman Hal Rogers said he was “thrilled” about approved plans to build the new federal facility in Roxana, roughly 10 ...

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

The Letcher County Fiscal Court was awarded a $3.3 million grant from the Kentucky River Area Development District. This is ...

For the decades this effort has been discussed, there has been continued support and opposition. Some folks are celebrating ...

A new 1,400-inmate Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) federal prison facility has been approved for construction in Letcher County, U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers said today.

The preferred site in Letcher County identified by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons for a high-security prison is a spot at Roxana that was flattened by surface mining. Bill Estep bestep@herald-leader ...

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is accused of killing District Judge Kevin Mullins in the judge’s chambers in ...

Johnnie Turner, a Kentucky state senator who represented the 29th District, died Tuesday from injuries sustained in a lawn ...

HARLAN COUNTY, Ky. — Kentucky Sen. Johnnie L. Turner died Tuesday from injuries sustained more than a month after a tragic ...

It has now been two months since the Clark County Coroner says 15-year-old McKenna Letcher was hit and killed by a school bus in Winchester.