By TRISH CHOATE, Scripps Howard News Service
Polygamist sect member found guilty of sexual assault
ELDORADO, Texas - The jury in the trial of polygamist sect member Raymond Merril Jessop found him guilty of sexual assault of a child Thursday evening after deliberating fewer than three hours.
Trial of polygamist sect leader close to going to jury
ELDORADO, Texas - Raymond Merril Jessop, a 30-something polygamist sect member, and an underage girl were sealed for "time and eternity" Aug. 12, 2004, in a ceremony performed by "President" Warren Jeffs in his home at the Yearning for Zion Ranch near Eldorado, a Texas Ranger testified Thursday.
Defense grills former polygamist sect member in Texas trial
ELDORADO, Texas - The woman who stood up to now-imprisoned Warren Jeffs had no trouble standing up to a bulldog defense attorney Wednesday during the child sexual assault trial of a polygamist sect member.
Inside of vault described in polygamist tria in Texasl
ELDORADO, Texas - When it came time to pick a Texas Ranger to wiggle through a little hole into the Temple Annex vault of the YFZ Ranch in April 2008, Sgt. Jesus "Jesse" Valdez was the one.
Prosecution defends DNA evidence in trial of polygamist sect member
ELDORADO, Texas - A DNA expert did the math to show jurors Monday that altering calculations to determine paternity would barely change results of tests indicating polygamist sect member Raymond Merril Jessop fathered a child with a 16-year-old.
Trial begins of polygamist sect member on sexual assault charge
ELDORADO, Texas - A jury of seven men and five women was seated Wednesday and arguments begun in the child sexual assault trial of a polygamist sect member.
Stenholm says Blue Dogs will hold the line on debt
Former Rep. Charlie Stenholm predicted more than two years ago that the Democrats he fondly calls "my Blue Dogs" would vault into prominence.
Government site error triggers outrage about $1.4 million for door at Texas base
A mistake on a government Web site made it appear $1.4 million was earmarked to repair a door at Dyess Air Force Base, an apparent allocation of taxpayers' money that triggered an outcry from budget hawks and conservative pundits.
World War II plane-crash victims receive long-sought honor
Wayne Ogren searched for words after taps played, after a C-130 Hercules buzzed low overhead and after bells chimed.
He found tears.
Meet the Scripps Spelling Bee champ: Focused, disciplined
Kavya Shivasankar doesn't want a cell phone, and she doesn't like the makeup applied for television appearances that began early Friday, the morning after she spelled "Laodicean" to win the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
