Defense attorneys ask for murder indictment against former Letcher sheriff to be dismissed
WHITESBURG, Ky. — Attorneys for the former Letcher County sheriff accused of murdering a district…
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Seedtime on the Cumberland to Celebrate Appalachian Art and Music
Seedtime on the Cumberland will be taking place in Whitesburg June 6-7, 2025, and will offer art, music,…
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The 2025 Levitt Amp Music Series Begins May 29
The 2025 Levitt Amp Music Series will begin May 29 in Whitesburg.
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Man charged with murder in March 2024 Letcher shooting death
WHITESBURG, Ky. — Fourteen months after a Letcher County woman was found shot to death, a man…
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Judge orders former sheriff to undergo psychiatric exam prior to murder trial
WHITESBURG, Ky. — A judge has ordered former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Mickey Stines to undergo…
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Prosecutors ask for former sheriff to undergo psychiatric exam before murder trial
WHITESBURG, Ky. — After his attorney notified the court that he would be pursuing an insanity…
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Commission selects nominees for vacant district judgeship in Letcher County
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Judicial Nominating Commission has put forward three nominees to…
Read MoreFormer 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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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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