The violence erupted after an argument inside the courthouse, police said. It wasn’t clear what led to the shooting.

Investigators are trying to determine why a Kentucky sheriff allegedly shot and killed a district judge after they argued ...

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Stines has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Kentucky District Judge Kevin Mullins, who was killed Thursday.

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

As the aftermath of Thursday’s Letcher County shooting unfolds, LEX 18 has learned more background information on the victim ...

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

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 ...

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (TND) — A judge in a Kentucky town was shot and killed Thursday at the local courthouse and the local ...