The idea of “Rumspringa” has a specific spot in the American imagination. A rite of passage for young people in some Amish communities, Rumspringa is seen by most outsiders as a wild time away from ...

Reality TV series shows the darker side of this traditional Christian culture. Alvin, Levi and Jolin, left to right, from the Discovery Channel's "Amish Mafia." Jason Elias/Discovery Channel Aug. 27, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Members of a deeply ...

KENTON, Ohio — There is no safe way to hitch 100-plus horses outside City Hall. So the Amish of Hardin County have decided to buggy-pool. A packed house is expected on Tuesday when the Kenton-Hardin ...

PRESTON — A judge ruled that despite the Amish community’s "most sincere efforts" to separate themselves from the modern world, that separateness is not enough to protect the county’s waterways, and ...

Across rural America, a quiet transportation shift is unfolding on gravel roads long dominated by horses and black buggies.

On Return to Amish, Esther really wanted to get her ears pierced so she turned to an unlikely source -- her mom, Mary. "The Amish do not allow ear piercing," said Mary, "Ear piercings is one of the ...

Members of a deeply conservative Amish community in Minnesota don't need to install septic systems to dispose of their “gray water,” the state Court of Appeals ruled Monday in a long-running religious ...

Discovery's latest attempt to exploit the non-TV-watching Amish is either a shark-jumping example of structured reality hitting its nadir, or in its brazenness, the screwball comedy of 2012. The mere ...