Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, was fatally shot at the Letcher County Courthouse in Whitesburg, Kentucky, on Thursday afternoon, according to Kentucky State Police spokesperson Matt Gayheart.

No motive has been publicly released, and Stines is due back in court Tuesday for a pretrial hearing in Eastern Kentucky. (This story was updated to add new information.) WHITESBURG, Ky.

A documentary film by the Center for Rural Strategies, “East Kentucky Flood” tells the stories of those who endured the flood — including the life-saving actions of a firefighter in Whitesburg and the ...

WHITESBURG, Ky. (WCYB) — The community of Whitesburg, Kentucky, is searching for answers after the sheriff of Letcher County, Shawn Stines, was charged in the shooting death of District Court ...

Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection to a shooting at the Letcher County Courthouse in Whitesburg, officials from the Kentucky ...

The high-profile shooting in the small town of Whitesburg, Kentucky, has left more questions than answers without a motive publicly identified. Mickey Stines is likely to appear in court next week ...

WHITESBURG, Kentucky — Residents of a tiny Appalachian town struggled Friday to cope with a shooting involving two of its most prominent citizens: a judge who was gunned down in his courthouse ...

West Whitesburg Elementary School is a public school located in Whitesburg, KY, which is in a remote rural setting. The student population of West Whitesburg Elementary School is 415 and the ...