Samuel Mullet and followers found guilty of federal hate crimes. Sept. 20, 2012— -- The leader of an Amish splinter sect and his followers were found guilty today of violating federal hate crime ...

SUGAR GROVE, Pa. — For decades, Old Order Amish families in their tiny community in northern Warren County have resisted local officials over a critical component of daily Amish life — outhouses.

Copies of Old Order Amish legal filings challenging Sugar Grove Township’s attempts to force the Amish to hook up to sewer lines are pictured. Times Observer file photo After years of legal wrangling, ...