TOWN OF FRANKLIN, Wis.—Daniel Borntreger’s home looks like hundreds of other Wisconsin farmhouses: two-story A-frame, porch, clothes on the line. But his home could cost him thousands of dollars in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MEADVILLE, PA — Andy Byler spoke slowly in June as he recounted the horrors he encountered when he returned home in February 2024 ...

Watertown, NY -- Eleven Old Order Amish families filed a religious discrimination lawsuit in federal court Tuesday, claiming a northern New York community is targeting them for building code ...

WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Eleven Old Order Amish families filed a religious discrimination lawsuit in federal court Tuesday, claiming a northern New York community is targeting them for building code ...

The permit dispute involving Amish families is not unprecedented. A judge in Wisconsin’s Eau Claire County recently ruled that Amish families must obtain building and sanitary permits or risk being ...

HARDING – Every morning before 4:30 a.m., five Amish builders leave their homes in Lancaster, Pa., so they can be driven to a job site in Harding. They work until 5 p.m., building a new timber-framed ...

The Amish have long been famous for barn raisings. Now, they're becoming known for building houses for the non-Amish, often using ancient construction techniques. About 600 Amish contractors or ...

TOWN OF FRANKLIN, Wis.TOWN OF FRANKLIN, Wis. — Daniel Borntreger’s home looks like hundreds of other Wisconsin farmhouses: two-story A-frame, porch, clothes on the line. But his home could cost him ...

During the past 18 months, at least 18 legal actions brought against Amish in N.Y., Wisc. Custom-built homes are allowed in Wisconsin as long as the plans meet code standards, but apparently the Amish ...