Fundamentalist Mormon Churches

Tom Horne's Cash for Colorado City Policing Set to Run Out, So Taxpayers Might Foot the Bill

The "Marshal's Office" for the FLDS towns of Colorado City and Hildale on the Utah/Arizona border could become the reason for a new $420,000 burden on taxpayers.It turns out that Attorney General Tom Horne won't continue to use his office's funds to pay the Mohave County Sheriff's Office for extra p ... More >>

Colorado City, FLDS Haven, Is Reportedly Covered With Security Cameras, 1984 Style

The Utah/Arizona border towns of Colorado City and Hildale are reportedly swarming with security cameras operated by the polygamist city's government.Reporters from the Salt Lake Tribune counted 29 cameras across the two towns, but were then told there were probably 60, operated by the Fundamentalis ... More >>

Doris Goodale Won't Explain Her Defense of Colorado City's Allegedly Corrupt Police Force

For the second straight year, Republican Representative Doris Goodale strongly opposed legislation that would disband the "Marshal's Office" in the polygamist town of Colorado City, which is in her district.Despite county, state, and federal authorities claiming misconduct in the police force there, ... More >>

Bill to Get Rid of FLDS-Lovin' Cops in Colorado City Gets Neutered, Passes House

A neutered version of the bill that would have gotten rid of the corrupt cops in Colorado City passed the House yesterday.House Bill 2648 was approved by the House with a 52-7 vote, after one of the primary purposes -- disbanding the "Marshal's Office" in the polygamist town of Colorado City -- was ... More >>

Colorado City Neighbor Hildale Says Justice Department's Claims Are "Disguised" as Facts

See also: Colorado City Sued by Justice Department See also: Mohave County Sheriff's Office to Patrol Colorado CitySee also: Someone Buried a Cat on Ex-FLDS Member's PropertySee also: New Times special report: Polygamy in ArizonaColorado City and its neighboring town of Hildale -- the former stompin ... More >>

Mohave County Sheriff's Office to Investigate Cat Buried Up to Its Head in Concrete on Ex-FLDS Member's Property

See also: New Times special report: Polygamy in Arizona See also: Mohave County Sheriff's Office to Patrol Colorado City See also: Colorado City Sued by Justice DepartmentSee also: Someone Buried a Cat Up to Its Head in Concrete on Ex-FLDS Member's PropertyThe Mohave County Sheriff's Office will be ... More >>

PETA Plans to Forward Tips in the Cat-in-Concrete Case to Marshal's Office (Which Is Accused of Slaughtering Every Dog in Town)

See also: New Times special report: Polygamy in Arizona See also: Mohave County Sheriff's Office to Patrol Colorado City See also: Colorado City Sued by Justice DepartmentSee also: Someone Buried a Cat Up to Its Head in Concrete on Ex-FLDS Member's PropertyPETA's kind of in an awkward spot right now ... More >>

Is Ex-FLDS Member Right to Blame Church Members for Cat Buried Alive in Concrete?

Yesterday, we told you about someone burying a cat, still alive -- at the time -- up to its head in concrete in Colorado City.The cat was left on the property of Isaac Wyler, a former member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints who left the church years ago.Andrew Chatwi ... More >>

Colorado City: Someone Buried a Cat Up to Its Head in Concrete on Ex-FLDS Member's Property

See also: New Times special report: Polygamy in Arizona See also: Mohave County Sheriff's Office to Patrol Colorado City See also: Colorado City Sued by Justice DepartmentDepending on how many depressing things you're exposed to on a daily basis, this could be the most depressing thing you see today ... More >>

Colorado City Sued by Justice Department; Child Rapist Warren Jeffs Still Running the Joint

Colorado City -- the town on the Utah/Arizona border that child rapist Warren Jeffs used to call home -- is being sued by the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division for religious and housing discrimination.The feds say the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and Jeffs are ... More >>

Tom Horne Sending Cash to Mohave County Sheriff's Office to Patrol Colorado City

The Arizona Legislature didn't really feel the need to replace the police force in Colorado City with deputies from the Mohave County Sheriff's Office, so Attorney General Tom Horne's pulling out Plan B.The AG's office announced today that it's sending $420,000 to the Sheriff's Office for overtime p ... More >>

Tom Horne's Effort to Get Rid of FLDS-Lovin' Cops in Colorado City Killed in Legislature

Attorney General Tom Horne's efforts to replace the police force in Colorado City with deputies from the Mohave County Sheriff's Office was killed in the state House yesterday, which turned out to be the last day of the legislative session.Colorado City, for those joining late, is the city on the Ut ... More >>

"Jesus Christ" and Warren Jeffs Co-Author a Letter Asking for Jeffs to Be Released From Prison

If Warren Jeffs -- pedophile/leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints -- had any marbles left when he was sent to prison, he just lost the rest of them.Jeffs, who's in prison for sexually assaulting two underage "brides," wrote a petition to the Texas Court of Crimina ... More >>

AG Tom Horne Wants to Replace Cops in FLDS Haven Colorado City, Kid-Raping Polygamist Warren Jeffs' Old Stomping Grounds

​A bill that would replace local police in Colorado City with deputies from the Mohave County Sheriff's Office was unanimously approved by a state Senate committee this morning.Colorado City, for anyone who doesn't know, is a haven for members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter ... More >>

Warren Jeffs Released From Hospital After Failing to Starve Himself to Death

Warren Jeffs survived self-imposed starvation.​About three weeks after failing to starve himself to death while rotting in a Texas prison, child-raping cult leader Warren Jeffs has been released from the hospital and taken back to the big house.Jeffs, the former leader of the Fundamentalist Church ... More >>

Warren Jeffs Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Child "Brides"

www.article.wn.comWarren Jeffs​Warren Jeffs, the leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, was in a Texas courtroom today, where he was sentenced to life in prison today for sexually assaulting two underage followers of his breakaway sect of the Mormon Church.See fo ... More >>

Colorado City Schools Set to be Returned to Local Control; AG's Office Sits on Fraud Investigation

Texas authorities last year released pictures of former FLDS leader Warren Jeffs making out with underage girls. ​ The Arizona Board of Education is set to return the Colorado City Unified School District to local control -- that control being by a bunch of polygamist inbreds. The corru ... More >>

Polygamist Leader Warren Jeffs Force-Fed in Northern Arizona Jail

​We almost forgot about Warren Jeffs when he was thrown in prison to serve two consecutive five-to-life sentences. But his name's bubbled up again. And, this time, it's not connected to the rape or forced marriage of underage girls: Warren Jeffs has decided not to eat. Authorities say Jeff ... More >>

Short Creek redux? Colorado City historian Ben Bistline on the FLDS, Warren Jeffs, and Yearning for Zion.

It's Texas' Turn to battle with Polygamy

Persecution Complex

Prophet Warren Jeffs' conviction won't stop underage marriages among his followers, much less end polygamy

Told you so: Warren Jeffs' Jane Doe revealed to the public as Elissa Wall.

Loose Screws

The patriotic pigeon uses the bleedin’ facts to peck holes in the rantings of 9/11 conspiracy wacktivists!

It Practices What They Preach

Cast into the spotlight by fugitive polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs, the mainstream Mormon Church's trying to distance itself from its infamous cousin

Authorities Swarm Polygamists

State and federal law enforcement launches a multifaceted campaign against fugitive fundamentalist Mormon Prophet Warren Jeffs and his followers

Rogue Cops

The police force in Polygamyland helps fugitive Prophet Warren Jeffs and his cult break the law

FBI Raids Polygs

Federal agents descend on fugitive polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs' followers with 66 subpoenas. Five were served

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, January 12, 2006

Plundering the Faithful

Polygamists continue to pipe big money to their fugitive prophet as their towns face financial ruin

Forbidden Fruit

Inbreeding among polygamists along the Arizona-Utah border is producing a caste of severely retarded and deformed children

Crash Course

Fundamentalist Mormons lose control of Colorado City's school district, as a criminal investigation continues

Wanted: Armed and Dangerous

As the FBI chases polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs, work continues 24/7 on his religion's foreboding new Texas capital

Under Siege

Polygamists are barricading their homes in the midst of mounting legal assaults by authorities

On a Wing and a Prayer

Finding the Colorado City school district's airplane could lead to polygamist prophet Warren Jeffs' arrest

Education Reclamation

A new state law wrests control of Colorado City schools away from polygamist zealots

Derail Polygamy's Money Train

A bill before the Legislature would allow the state to begin reforming a society that steals public money and abuses underage girls

Commentary

Arrest the Polyg Prophet Now!

What are authorities waiting for? Pedophile Warren Jeffs has looted school coffers and is on the run

Janet's Missed Opportunity

Governor Napolitano went to Utah, and all we got was some lousy ring kissing.

The Man Behind the Curtain

Blasphemous Backlash

Ross Chatwin said no way to polygamy's holy man before the national press. Will others join him now?

Double Exposure

Arizona's finally followed Utah's lead and launched serious action to stop abuses by polygamists

Politics Over Principle

Napolitano and Goddard exhibit cowardly conduct in the polygamy probe

Victims' Refuge

Arizona and Utah officials decide to curb underage marriages by erecting a sheriff's substation in polygamy country

Utah Targets Polyg Prophet

While Arizona authorities languish, the Utah Attorney General's Office focuses on the leader of the fundamentalist Mormon Church

Eyes Wide Shut

From Governor Janet Napolitano down, Arizona authorities have protected polygamous sexual predators with their indifference

Profits of Polygamy

Arizona launches a probe into alleged improper spending by the Colorado City school district

House Rules

A surprising settlement in a Morman case

Members Only

Church leaders want ousted members out of their home

Polygamists Probed

The Utah AG's office vows aggressive prosecution of fundamentalist Mormons who "marry" young girls

Polygamy in Arizona: The Wages of Sin

Arizona polygamist leaders are using public funds to support religious schools and line their own pockets. The state's done nothing to stop them.