Buggy crashes raise concern
New Wilmington, Pennylvania – After two crashes involving Amish buggies in the past three days, safety on the roads is a top priority in Western Pennsylvania’s Amish country. People living in those communities say too…
Amish Celebrate Thanksgiving (and Hanukkah) in Holy Land
Jerusalem – Amish preacher Roy Yoder normally marks Thanksgiving the traditional way in his Montana home. But this year, he’s celebrating Hanulkah instead — in Israel. Instead of tucking in to a Turkey meal, he…
Holmes man, woman face prison for break-ins at Amish homes
Millersburg, Ohio – Drug addiction motivated them to break into two Amish homes while the residents were out at church, and now a local man and woman are looking at prison. Emanuel A. Miller, 31,…
Horse shot, killed while pulling buggy
Ronks, Pa. – Police say a horse pulling an Amish buggy in Ronks, Lancaster County was shot by someone in a passing vehicle. It later died. According to officials, an Amish buggy carrying five passengers…
Faith, Food & Fellowship: A rare glimpse of Amish life in the north country
DEKALB — The sweet smell of cooked apples fills the air of Verna Hershberger’s tidy Amish kitchen. Atop a wood-fired stove, apple chunks simmer inside large metal pots, making the kitchen warm and cozy on…
Amish School Shooter’s Brother to Direct Documentary
By Joe Keim A group of filmmakers have teamed together to create a film that tells the chilling story of an armed gunman who walked into the one-room West Nickel Mines Amish School in 2006…
County eyes increase in buggy license fees
The Amish and others who drive horse-drawn buggies on Allen County roads could soon be paying more for the privilege. Hoping to recover some of the expense of maintaining and repairing roads damaged by the…
Man who severely beat Amish Mafia star arrested in Lancaster city
A local man accused of viciously beating a star of television series “Amish Mafia” was arrested Wednesday morning. Imir R. Williams had been a fugitive since Sunday, when Strasburg police charged him with felony aggravated…
Amish man pleads guilty in rape of girl, 14, in Parkman Township
Geauga County, Ohio – An Amish man has admitted sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Parkman Township. Raymond F. Miller, 18, of Parkman Township, pleaded guilty Monday in Geauga County Common Pleas Court to rape.…
Owen Sound man ordered to stay away from Amish
Cleveland, Ohio – A 71-year-old man found guilty of harassing Amish women has been sentenced to three years probation which requires him to stay away from local members of the religion and out of the…