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• Peeping Tom case ends with jail sentence

  October 29, 2010 7:34 PM

  The man suspected of being responsible for a string of rapes in as many as six states, was sentenced Friday in the original case against him. Robert Bruce was sentenced in Pueblo to two and a half years in jail for watching a woman through her window in 2007.... more »

• IVF pioneer wins Nobel Prize for medicine

  October 4, 2010 8:14 AM

  Robert Edwards of Britain has won the 2010 Nobel Prize in medicine for the development of in-vitro fertilization, a breakthrough that has helped millions of infertile couples to have children. Edwards and Patrick Steptoe, who died in 1988, developed the IVF technique, in which egg cells are fertilized outside... more »

• WH Chief of Staff eyeing Chicago mayor's office

  September 8, 2010 2:25 PM

  White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says being mayor of Chicago isn't something that rolls around often. And he says he's sure chief of staff Rahm Emanuel will take some time to weigh his options. Emanuel has made no secret of wanting to run for Chicago mayor one day. ... more »

• New charge against man accused in Colorado Springs murder

  August 25, 2010 9:07 AM

  A man accused of killing his girlfriend and then staging a car crash to cover the slaying is facing a charge of trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife, a witness in the murder case. The Denver district attorney's office says Robert Walters was charged last week... more »

• RFK Jr.'s wife faces new impaired-driving charge

  August 24, 2010 8:42 AM

  Police say the wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs in New York's Hudson Valley. The arrest comes one month after Mary Kennedy's license was suspended following her guilty plea to driving while impaired by alcohol. State police say... more »

• Sponsors of Colorado anti-tax measures fight court order

  July 28, 2010 8:34 AM

  The sponsors of three tax-cutting proposals have appealed a judge's order that they must disclose who contributed money and help to get the measures on the November ballot. The appeal filed last week with the Colorado Court of Appeals accuses the administrative law judge who oversaw the case and... more »

• New BP chief: Priority is plugging well for good

  July 27, 2010 9:49 AM

  The newly named CEO of BP says his top priority is sealing its blown oil well for good and cleaning and restoring the Gulf of Mexico. Bob Dudley said he does not expect any more oil to gush into the Gulf as BP moves to permanently plug the well... more »

• Hearing set on Greeley sex-assault suspect's bail

  June 16, 2010 8:33 AM

  A judge has scheduled a hearing on whether to lower the bail of an 18-year-old man accused of having a sexual relationship with a missing 12-year-old Greeley girl who was later found dead. Robert Laurencio Montoya is being held instead of $100,000 bond on charges of sexual assault on... more »

• Humane Society managers settle lawsuit

  January 27, 2010 4:15 PM

  Former managers of the Colorado Humane Society won't be allowed to open more shelters under an agreement with the state. The Colorado Humane Society came under fire in 2008. The state sued the charity, saying it mismanaged funds and euthanized animals to make room for more adoptable pets. ... more »

• NYC judge refuses to toss Letterman extortion case

  January 19, 2010 11:25 AM

  A judge has refused to throw out the criminal case against a TV producer who is accused of blackmailing David Letterman. Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon ruled Tuesday on Robert "Joe" Halderman's bid to get his attempted grand larceny case dismissed. Prosecutors say Halderman demanded $2 million... more »

• Salahi denies that he and wife were gate-crashers

  December 1, 2009 11:32 AM

  The couple who got into last week's state dinner without being on the guest list insist that they're not gatecrashers. Tareq Salahi says he and his wife Michaele didn't crash the White House dinner for India's prime minister. He told NBC's "Today" show they are devastated by what they've been... more »

• "Ether Man" in court for alleged Pueblo rape

  November 30, 2009 11:42 AM

  Suspected serial rapist Robert Howard Bruce was in court Monday on a charge of sexual assault in Pueblo in 2006. Bruce, wearing a yellow jail jumpsuit, was in court for his first appearance hearing in that case. Pueblo Police say Bruce may be linked to 21 rapes in six states.... more »

• Review of missed signs will span entire Pentagon

  November 17, 2009 10:56 AM

  The Defense Department will launch a broad investigation in light of the Fort Hood shootings that looks at how all the military services keep a watch on potential problems in their ranks. Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said the probe will hit all corners of the Pentagon. In an interview, he... more »

• Suspected rapist to face preliminary hearing

  November 16, 2009 4:52 PM

  A man suspected of trying to kill a Pueblo police officer will be in court next month to determine if there's enough evidence against him to proceed with prosecution. Robert Bruce, 47, is now suspected in as many as 20 sexual assaults in six states. DNA evidence allegedly linked... more »

• Northeast learns lessons from '08 ice storm

  November 4, 2009 12:27 PM

  One of the huge pine trees that surrounded Sieglinde Poegel's home of 42 years crashed through the roof and landed in her living room during the ice storm that crippled much of the Northeast last December. "It sounded like I was in a war again. I lived through World... more »

• Man charged with trying to kill Pueblo police officer

  October 9, 2009 11:00 PM

  A man is facing charges of trying to kill a Pueblo police officer and his family. Robert Bruce, 47, faces three counts of criminal attempt to commit first degree murder, intimidation of a witness, possession of a incendiary device, and criminal trespass. Sheriff's deputies say Bruce hooked a propane tank... more »

• U.S., Iranian diplomats hold rare 1-on-1 talks

  October 1, 2009 10:20 AM

  U.S. and Iranian delegates met for rare one-on-one talks as world powers began high-stakes discussions Thursday to demand a halt to Iran's nuclear activities, a U.S. official said. Under Secretary of State William Burns met with Saeed Jalili, Tehran's chief negotiator, according to U.S. spokesman Robert Wood. Western... more »

• Teen accused in threat on western Colorado school

  September 29, 2009 2:33 PM

  Mesa County sheriff's officials have arrested a student accused in a potential threat against Palisade High School. Sheriff's officials said Tuesday that 18-year-old Robert Dell Johnson of Grand Junction was being held on charges of criminal solicitation and interference with an educational institution. Details of the potential threat and what... more »

• Death toll at 10 as Southeast floods start to ebb

  September 23, 2009 11:00 AM

  As floodwaters around Atlanta began to recede, residents were packing moving vans with furniture and commiserating about water-logged apartments. "I'm toast," Penny Freeman, who moved into a first-floor apartment five days ago, said Tuesday. "I don't have a place to stay. I'm losing my mind right now." At... more »

• Lucky the injured turtle gets coasters for feet

  September 18, 2009 12:50 PM

  The joke is as old as the hills: "Lost Dog: Three legs, blind in one eye, ear torn. Answers to the name ‘Lucky.' " But for a Petaluma, Calif., box turtle, that name held true and then some after he got his front legs chewed off by a raccoon.... more »