Kentucky state lawmakers have been examining a nationwide problem that’s also growing in Kentucky: There’s not enough housing ...

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 ...

WHITESBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - Letcher Countians voted by majority to allow alcohol sales throughout the county. Alcohol sales were already allowed in the cities of Whitesburg, Jenkins and Fleming-Neon. Now ...

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

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

The Operation Sharing program collects and distributes toys for children in distressed Appalachian counties in Kentucky and ...

In Senate districts around Louisville, several candidates ran unopposed: Democrats Cassie Chambers Armstrong, Gerald Neal and ...

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 ...

Ritchie Weems and the Continental V — began as Pikeville’s first rock-n-roll band. Now, the group is listed among the members ...

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