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

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 one-of-a-kind killing of a Kentucky judge, allegedly by the local sheriff, has shaken tight-knit Letcher County, leaving people baffled and... Why was a Kentucky judge killed? So far ...

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 ...

He pleaded not guilty in an initial hearing last month and has since resigned as sheriff of Letcher County, in southeastern Kentucky on the border with Virginia. Coverage from Letcher County:'We ...

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.

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

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

WHITESBURG, Kentucky – Since the local sheriff here allegedly gunned down the district judge last month, the people of Letcher County remain unsettled and perplexed by this one-of-a-kind killing.