An officer at Ponderosa High School, south of Parker in the Douglas County School District, was notified at about 9:30 a.m. that a student had possibly brought a device to school in their backpack ...

The matter closed Ponderosa High School on Tuesday, March 4, and led to an evacuation of the building. Students were let back into the school at about 11:40 a.m. The juvenile was detained by law ...

Ponderosa High School was evacuated and searched on March 4, 2025, after a student allegedly brought an “explosive device” to school in a backpack. (Courtesy of the Douglas County Sheriff’s ...

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — A 15-year-old boy has been officially charged after an explosive device found in his backpack prompted an evacuation of Ponderosa High School on March 4. The teen has ...

Colorado 23rd Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler weighed in on the charges on Wednesday after they were officially filed. He said that he’s faced with the question of whether to ask the ...

A 15-year-old boy is being held on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder after an explosive device found in his backpack prompted an evacuation of Ponderosa High School on Tuesday.

A Colorado teenager is facing attempted murder charges after an explosive device was found in his backpack at Ponderosa High School in Douglas County. The 15-year-old student, who is not being ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A school resource officer at a Douglas County high school found a “suspicious device” inside a student’s backpack Tuesday morning, prompting a schoolwide evacuation.