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February 20, 2013 • The Polygamy Blog by Lindsay Whitehurst
Hildale • The best shots are often just out of reach in the predominantly FLDS community of Hildale.
Great documentary photography usually involves a trusting relationship and good rapport between the photographer and subject. That trust takes time ... Full Story
February 15, 2013 • By Jim Dalrymple Ii The Salt Lake Tribune
A complex case involving millions of dollars of land and other assets in Utah and Arizona polygamous communities inched toward resolution Friday with all sides appearing to favor returning control of the trust to the towns' residents.
The sid... Full Story
February 15, 2013 • The Polygamy Blog by Lindsay Whitehurst
Reporter Jim Dalrymple II and photographer Trent Nelson are covering this morning's court hearing concerning the state's management of the United Effort Plan. Based on a new court filing, it appears the hearing will showcase a conflict over... Full Story
February 14, 2013 • The Polygamy Blog by Lindsay Whitehurst
For many of us Americans, today is a day to snuggle a little closer with the one you love.
But not much of that is going on among the FLDS in Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz., these days. The leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Chris... Full Story
January 18, 2013 • By Nate Carlisle And Jim Dalrymple Ii The Salt Lake Tribune
It was like the arguments over polygamy people have had in coffee shops, bars and on Internet message boards. And maybe like the arguments people had as Utah was seeking statehood.
But this argument happened Thursday in a federal courtroom, where l... Full Story
January 9, 2013 • By Nate Carlisle The Salt Lake Tribune
Wallace Jeffs helped build or renovate three houses and a machine shop in Colorado City, Ariz., and Hildale, Utah.
He also sold his home in Draper and deposited the $400,000 in proceeds into the United Effort Plan (UEP), a trust that owns the proper... Full Story
January 5, 2013 • The Polygamy Blog by Lindsay Whitehurst
On Monday, The Tribune is scheduled to publish an article about the three specific options for ending Utah's involvement in the United Effort Plan and somehow giving or returning property to residents of Hildale and Colorado City.
The options w... Full Story
January 4, 2013 • The Polygamy Blog by Lindsay Whitehurst
A brewing battle between the FLDS church and the state of Texas was put on ice Friday when government attorneys discovered they didn't actually serve the right people with the right court documents.
Texas attorneys moved to take control of the ... Full Story
January 2, 2013 • The Polygamy Blog by Lindsay Whitehurst
You may have heard how the FLDS have been told their righteousness and faith will free their prophet, Warren Jeffs, from prison.
Attorney Roger Hoole on Wednesday showed reporter Jim Dalrymple and me a drawing that illustrates the point well. The dr... Full Story
January 2, 2013 • By Brady Mccombs The Associated Press
Salt Lake City • One-third of a federal civil rights lawsuit against two polygamous towns on the Utah-Arizona border has been dismissed.
The U.S. Justice Department opted not to contest a ruling by a federal judge that Colorado City, Ariz., and Hild... Full Story
December 31, 2012 • The Polygamy Blog by Lindsay Whitehurst
The fate of a remote polygamous ranch in Texas remained in limbo Monday after attorneys agreed to wait until the end of the week before lawyers for the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) are required to respond to the ... Full Story
December 29, 2012 • The Polygamy Blog by Lindsay Whitehurst
Where else but Utah will you see this list?
There were developments in the UEP trust case, at the FLDS ranch in Texas and for the polygamous families on television in 2012. Here's a list of the top five polygamy stories of 2012. You can discuss... Full Story
December 27, 2012 • The Polygamy Blog by Lindsay Whitehurst
If pictures truly say 1,000 words then here would be the polygamy stories told in 2012.
There were young women who left Warren Jeffs' rule to have a better life. There were people in and out of a polygamous relationships who tried to help other... Full Story
December 19, 2012 • Out of Context by Tribune Political Reporters
Utah' s reps oppose assault-weapons ban. Lee's chief of staff leaves to lobby. Romney's Christmas card is out.
Happy Wednesday. Mitt Romney's Christmas card is arriving in mailboxes around the country and features the largest Romn... Full Story
December 18, 2012 • The Polygamy Blog by Lindsay Whitehurst
Reporter Ladd Egan, at our media partner KUTV, last night filed a story on the latest Warren Jeffs apocalypse revelation.
Jeffs is predicting the world will end Sunday. Insert your joke here about how Jeffs is two days behind the Mayans.
See Egan&a... Full Story
December 16, 2012 • By Lindsay Whitehurst The Salt Lake Tribune
Set to take over as Utah's top lawman at a pivotal time for polygamists, Attorney General-elect John Swallow said he doesn't plan to prosecute consenting adults in plural marriages but will defend the law that makes the practice a felony.
... Full Story
December 13, 2012 • The Polygamy Blog by Lindsay Whitehurst
Gov. Gary Herbert's new budget proposal released yesterday had a rather notable exception — for readers of this blog, anyway.
An approximately $5.6 million exception. That's right, the proposal doesn't set aside anything to pay the ... Full Story
December 11, 2012 • By Lindsay Whitehurst The Salt Lake Tribune
A U.S. Department of Justice discrimination case filed against twin towns dominated by followers of Warren Jeffs won't move to Utah, a judge ruled Monday.
Government attorneys would likely have a more difficult time that the defense in getting ... Full Story
December 10, 2012 • The Polygamy Blog by Lindsay Whitehurst
Well, that didn't take long.
Usually around these parts we wait a month or so for a judge to make a ruling after a hearing. Not so in the Colorado City/Hildale federal discrimination case. A few months back, attorneys for the towns dominated by... Full Story
December 10, 2012 • The Salt Lake Tribune
Welcome to Weekend Rewind, a glance back at The Tribune's news stories, top photos and opinions you may have missed over the weekend.
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