A jury in Colorado has found that a couple who burned a cross to generate sympathy for a Black mayoral candidate is guilty of ...

Ashley Blackcloud and Derrick Bernard are accused of staging a fake hate crime that threatened now-Mayor Yemi Mobolade, leading up to the 2023 mayoral runoff election.

DENVER • Closing arguments wrapped up Friday morning in U.S. District Court and the case regarding the hate-crime “hoax” that made headlines during the 2023 Colorado Springs mayoral runoff election ...

The jury has reached a verdict in the trial for two people accused of staging what authorities call a “hate crime hoax.” ...

The man accused of staging a hate crime to garner support for Yemi Mobolade during his 2023 mayoral campaign shared shocking ...

One of the defendant’s attorneys argued their alleged actions were political theater — free speech protected by the ...

One of the three suspects in the hate crime “hoax” that made headlines during the 2023 Colorado Springs mayoral runoff election claimed she was "only following instructions" during her testimony ...

Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade told jurors Tuesday he could not recall the exact details of a phone call between ...

Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade and wife, Abbey Mobolade, took the stand in a Denver federal courthouse on Tuesday. The ...

Colorado Springs mayor, wife and FBI investigators testified Tuesday on the second day of the cross burning hate crime "hoax" ...

Three weeks before Colorado Springs elected its first Black mayor, news reports of a cross being burned beside a defaced ...