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.

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

Colorado Springs leaders are calling for further investigation into Mayor Yemi Mobolade following the trial of two ...

DENVER • Closing arguments wrapped up Friday morning in U.S. District Court and the case regarding the hate-crime “hoax” that ...

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

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

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