The Fundamental Church of Latter-Day Saints is a radical polygamist sect. — -- The Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints has been in the spotlight for the past few years, but there are many ...

Former members say they were forced to leave their kids behind after they left. — -- Along the border between Utah and Arizona is a sort of alternate universe the locals call, "The Creek." This ...

MONTEVIEW, Idaho (KIFI) - An Idaho mother is desperate for the return of her two missing teenage children, fearing they may have been abducted by members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ ...

Allen Larand Fischer, 13, and Rachelle Leray Fischer, 15, were reported missing on June 22 Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously ...

A polygamist sect leader who claimed more than 20 spiritual "wives" including 10 underage girls was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Monday for a child sex scheme. Samuel Bateman, 48, was sentenced ...

Editor’s note: This is the first story in a four-part series diving into the facts behind one fundamentalist Mormon group’s presence, and aftermath of another, the southern Black Hills of South Dakota ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI) — A national nonprofit aiding in the search for two missing Idaho teenagers, Rachelle and Allen Fisher, has reportedly received a threat believed to be connected to the ...

MONTEVIEW, Idaho -- Two teenagers went missing from eastern Idaho, according to local authorities. Their mother is saying a religious cult-like group could be at the center of their sudden ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS), a religious sect that broke away from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as ...