Commission selects nominees for vacant district judgeship in Letcher County
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Judicial Nominating Commission has put forward three nominees to…
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Former sheriff planning to assert insanity defense in murder trial
WHITESBURG, Ky. — The former sheriff accused of killing a district judge is planning to use an…
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Two arrested after being found in stolen trailer
DORTON, Ky. — Two people were arrested after police found a trailer that had been stolen from…
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Crews make headway restoring power around region
Power crews have made substantial progress restoring electricity throughout Eastern Kentucky, but some…
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Cockfighting cases end with guilty pleas
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — An investigation into cockfighting operations in two Eastern Kentucky counties…
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Special judge, clerk appointed in Stines murder case
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A special judge has now been appointed to preside over the murder trial of former…
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Man killed in single-vehicle crash
LINEFORK, Ky. — One man is dead following a crash Monday afternoon in Letcher County. It happened…
Read MoreFormer Letcher sheriff indicted in murder of judge
WHITESBURG, Ky. — The murder case against former Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines will now…
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Man charged with hiding drug pipe in children’s jeans at store
WHITESBURG, Ky. — A Letcher County man is facing charges of burglary and wanton endangerment,…
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BOP gives green light to new federal prison in Letcher County
ROXANA, Ky. — The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has given the go-ahead for a new federal prison to be…
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