Derrick Bernard and Ashley Blackcloud were found guilty of multiple charges Friday. Bernard is already sentenced to life in ...

A Colorado couple who burned a cross in front of a black mayoral candidate’s campaign sign to generate voter sympathy was convicted Friday of conveying false information about a threat. Prosecutors ...

After multiple hours of deliberations and a week-long trial, a federal jury found two suspects guilty of planning and staging a ...

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.

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

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.” ...

Right after the defense alleged the hate crime “hoax” during the 2023 Colorado Springs mayoral runoff election was an act of ...

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 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" ...

Day two of the hate crime hoax trial continues as Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade takes the stand again. Both the Mayor ...