SPARTANSBURG, Pa.—Investigators have no suspects in the killing of a pregnant 23-year-old Amish woman inside her home in rural northwestern Pennsylvania, and are appealing for tips from the public to help solve the crime, a state police spokeswoman said Wednesday. Rebekah A. Byler was the victim of a criminal homicide inside her home on Fish […]
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Dom Wightman, editor and co-founder of Country Squire Magazine. Dom talks about the threats facing farmers and their traditions. And the ongoing battle between countryside wisdom and bureaucracy. He also discusses the damage environmental activists are doing to the countryside, and why the government needs to pay more attention […]
MEXICO CITY—A shootout in rural western Mexico between gunmen and army troops killed seven people, including one soldier, authorities in Michoacán state said Tuesday. The confrontation occurred Monday when an army patrol came under attack near the town of Ciudad Hidalgo, state Interior Minister Carlos Torres said. Torres said eight suspects had been detained. Local […]
ARKABUTLA, Miss.—Six people were fatally shot Friday at multiple locations in a small town in rural Mississippi near the Tennessee state line, and authorities blamed a lone suspect who was taken into custody. Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesperson Bailey Martin confirmed the killings in Arkabutla, in Tate County, to The Associated Press. Gov. Tate […]
China’s COVID-19 infections have rapidly spread to the countryside and small towns and concerns are mounting about the Chinese lunar new year that will fall on Jan. 22, 2023, when a large number of holiday travelers are expected as people return to their hometowns for the celebration. As hospitals in big cities are overwhelmed by […]
The spread of Lyme disease has increased dramatically over the past 15 years with the illness more than tripling in rural areas, according to the nonprofit FAIR Health’s recent analysis of health insurance claims. Lyme disease, caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, is transmitted to humans through the bites of infected blacklegged ticks, often called “deer […]
RENO, Nev.—A rural Nevada man accused of kidnapping and killing an 18-year-old Fernley woman last month fatally shot Naomi Irion and buried her body in a remote high-desert area, according to a new criminal complaint filed Tuesday. Lyon County District Attorney Stephen Rye filed the amended criminal complaint adding first-degree murder and other crimes to […]
WAVERLY, Tenn.—Crews with chainsaws and heavy equipment cleared their way through trees densely matted with vegetation, garbage, and debris from homes Tuesday as searchers scoured a normally shallow creek for more flooding victims in rural Tennessee. Even cars and sheds were woven into the tangle of debris lining Trace Creek in Humphreys County, where the […]
Rural communities in three New York counties are locked in a prolonged dispute with a wind energy developer. The state recently gave Chicago-based wind power company Invenergy the “all clear” to build a 340-megawatt wind farm in Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Wyoming counties. But residents have concerns about its possible flaws—and the health hazards it could […]
