Some members of the renegade Mormon sect lived in a communal setting in large log houses they built themselves. Others lived as traditional nuclear families in their own housing on the YFZ ranch.

Larimer County Commissioners gave staff at the Ranch Events Complex the go-ahead to begin work on the second phase of the complex’s master plan, introducing new amenities and updating existing ...

DPS spotted a stolen vehicle Sunday morning being driven by Otis Babb, a wanted felon. Babb led a chase into the YFZ Ranch in Eldorado, then ran from troopers.

The YFZ Ranch -- which stood for Yearning for Zion -- would mushroom into a bustling, parallel city: a 1,691-acre, self-sustaining enclave for the innermost circle of the Fundamentalist Church of ...

In April of 2008, Texas authorities raided the YFZ Ranch, owned by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), removing 462 children from their parents. The raid was ...

The state does have DNA material collected from most YFZ ranch residents to help them sort out family groups after the April 3 raid, and FLDS officials fear the evidence could be used against them ...

Eleven of 12 suspects from the 2008 raid on the Yearning for Zion (YFZ) Ranch have been tried and convicted on charges of child sexual assault, bigamy, or performing an unlawful marriage. The ...

April 17, 2014 – Officials confirm that Texas authorities have initiated the seizure of the YFZ Ranch. February 23, 2016 – Eleven FLDS members, including Lyle Jeffs, are indicted.