A home recently sold for $1 million in Peoria Heights is described as offering 'storybook charm,' with rose gardens, custom cabinetry and river views.

The Amish hire electricians to wire the homes. A typical 1,500-square-foot home is constructed in two long units, which are less than 14 feet wide so they can be transported on roads.

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch on Friday tore into a Minnesota county for trying to force an Amish community to install septic systems in their homes against their religious beliefs, citing ...

While Amish culture is believed to be anti-technology, a better description of their belief is being tech skeptics. Many have phones and some even have limited-use computers to send business emails.

An Amish man who lives and works in the area said the crimes have created a lot of worry. He did not want to be identified. “They’re scared. They have a family to protect,” he said.

INTERCOURSE, Pa. -- "Come home, come home, it's supper time. . . ." In their gaslit kitchen, a bearded Amish man in suspenders and his plain-dressed wife croon folk songs for the German and ...

Most Amish do not teach their children about Santa Claus unless it is as a general, fun way. You won’t find Amish homes lit with Christmas lights (most don’t have electricity anyway) and ...

In the course of the day, we visit a two-room school run by New Order Amish, whose rules for daily life are among the least strict among the Amish. Then we’re off to a candle shop owned and operated ...

The country’s largest Amish community, estimated at more than 92,000, settled in Lancaster County, attracted to the rich farmland and William Penn’s promise of religious freedom in the ...