Torah Bontrager says she was about 13 when she read about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. The story of the former slave turned abolitionist electrified her. The oldest child of a strict ...

The Amish populate some parts of Michiana and many parts of the Hoosier State. Indiana is one of three states where the group primarily resides in the United States, according to the Young Center at ...

Learn more about cases of missing children in this week's issue of PEOPLE Chris Harris has been a senior true crime reporter for PEOPLE since late 2015. An award-winning journalist who has worked for ...

Our refrigerator keeps filling up with more wedding invitations. We are sorry we aren’t able to attend all of them. Belated ...

Justo Roberto Smoker, 34, was charged Monday with killing Linda Stoltzfoos, 18, during a kidnapping as she walked home from church June 21 in Bird-in-Hand, Pa. The Amish teen's body has not been found ...

Fisher, 67, was raised Amish, but left the church more than four decades ago. Zook says the Wisconsin v. Yoder decision is contrary to Anabaptist ideals: The educational limits it countenanced leave ...

Hello to one and all! “Many hands make work light” has become a reality today at Mom’s house. With hosting services at their house on Sunday, there’s lots of cleaning and organizing to be done. In our ...

WEBVTT AND WE WILL HEAR MORE FROM THEM THIS EVENING. FIRST, NEW DEVELOPMENTS. >> WE HAVE A COPY OF THE 2009 LAWSUIT A FAMILY FILED AGAINST A NUMBER OF AMISH ORGANIZATIONS AFTER THE FAMILY LOST THEIR ...

LANCASTER, Pa. — Daniel is a publicity-shy member of the Old Order Amish Church. But it thrills him to jump into an ambulance vibrating with wailing sirens and flashing lights. The 24-year-old Leacock ...

"The church was largely attended due to a young soul in our church following instructions for baptism. What a surprise to me ...