Paradise News

Some people just don't like to leave home, even when they go away on vacation. When going to the beach, they find thousands of homes away from home to choose from for a stay.

It came after more than a decade-long fight. It came after a small group of farmers - most of them Old Order Amish - took the extreme step of battling a local municipality in county and state courts and winning.

With unexpected savings of federal stimulus dollars, state transportation officials aren't planning to keep the change.

It could have continued as an old sealed-off dump, closed to public access. Instead, thousands in Lancaster city and its suburbs soon will be only minutes away from a multi-use network of trail loops that pass through woods, a wildflower meadow, a picnic area long Little Conestoga Creek, an arboretum - even a field that will slowly be allowed to ...

"Celebrate Amore" weekend in June will celebrate the days of the Poconos' heart-shaped tubs, offer couples opportunity to renew their vows and celebrate at a public wedding reception PARADISE, Pa., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Mount Airy Casino Resort is seeking couples who were married, honeymooned or vacationed at the former Mount Airy Lodge as it ...

All General Motors dealerships in Lancaster County apparently have been spared the first round of cuts by the struggling automaker.

Ten townships in Lancaster County have contested Republican races for supervisor/commissioner positions.

In what's being called a win for farmers and preservationists, Upper Leacock Township Supervisors Thursday night created a 388-acre agricultural security area.

Four suspects who allegedly entered a home in West Lampeter Township fled with stolen cash after shooting a house guest in the shoulder, police said.

A Gap man will stand trial for a rash of crimes, including setting barn fires and throwing objects at motorists, police said, causing nearly half a million dollars' damage.

Every Tuesday morning, 10 women trickle into the Life Caf at Freedom Life Christian Center, an Assemblies of God church in Christiana.

Burglar gets 20-40 years for odd crimes By JANET KELLEY 2009-04-16 11:58:00 Lancaster New Era A Paradise man who committed a string of strange burglaries was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in state prison this morning in Lancaster County Court.

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A woman was charged with making terroristic threats after she allegedly threatened to shoot her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend in the head, police said.

Abundant Amish farmland and the tourist towns of Intercourse and Paradise lie within the boundaries of the Pequea Valley School District.

What caused Sunday's two-vehicle wreck in Leacock Township that killed two people and injured five others? Was it the dangerous stretch of Route 340 where it occurred? Did the thunderstorm play a role? Were drivers speeding or driving recklessly? While the Amish community attends a viewing today and gets ready to bury two teen-aged brothers ...

Q: I'm a single mother whose only income is child support. How much should I tithe? - Patty Axe, Paradise, Pennsylvania A: The word tithe means "a tenth" or "to give a tenth of one's income or property to God." In the Old Testament, Moses directed the Children of Israel to acknowledge that everything they had came from God by giving at least a ...

The county's largest nature conservancy Friday "generally" endorsed a Spring Creek Canyon master and management plan, calling it a "workable compromise" even though it "does not fully protect all of the site's natural and cultural resources." In a letter to Environmental Planning & Design consultants Andrew Schwartz and Carolyn Yagle, ClearWater ...

An Amish family's buggy was peppered by paintballs Sunday night when an occupant of a passing car opened fire, police said.

An Amish family was unnerved Sunday night when someone in a car shot at their buggy with paintballs, state police said.