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

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

Kentucky State Police is continuing its investigation after a Letcher County district judge was allegedly shot and killed by ...

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

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has given the go-ahead for a new federal prison to be constructed in Letcher County. BOP Director ...

A federal grand jury has charged a man with distributing fentanyl in Letcher County. Estevean Michael Angelo Brooks is charged with one count of distributing more than 40 grams of the drug in April of ...

(WKYT) - It has now been two months since the Clark County Coroner says 15-year-old McKenna Letcher was hit and ... aimed at helping teenagers in central Kentucky,” said Hollan.