The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department (LCSD) is searching for a missing woman last seen after being released from jail.

Georgia officials violated the rights of people in an overcrowded jail plagued by killings and inhumane conditions, a Justice ...

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

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A federal grand jury has charged a man with distributing fentanyl in Letcher County. Estevean Michael Angelo Brooks is charged with one count of distributing more than 40 grams of the ...

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - The Letcher County Fiscal Court was awarded a $3.3 million grant from the Kentucky River Area Development District. This is through the Abandon Mine Lands Economic ...

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is ... could simply make a phone call to the judge and you're back in jail.” “I'm hoping the good that will come out of all this is those ...

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is accused of killing ... people administering those programs could simply make a phone call to the judge and you're back in jail.” “I'm hoping the good ...

They wait for Umar Khalid, 37, an Indian political activist, to appear on the screen from jail. “How are you, Ammi?” Mr. Khalid boomed one recent day, addressing his mother, Sabiha Khanam.

The attorney for the former Letcher County sheriff accused of killing a district judge last month said he’d like the case to be tried in Letcher County. Jeremy Bartley said despite the fact that ...

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Letcher County welcomed the start of the new season with its own Octoberfest. Hundreds gathered in downtown Whitesburg to enjoy live performances, shop at local shops ...

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 ...