DOJ prosecutor: Most PDEA cases don't prosper in court (GMA News)

MANILA, Philippines - Most drug cases filed by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) fail in court due to the agency's failure to substantiate its allegations, a Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutor said Tuesday.

Juveniles were good before Christmas; not so the adults (Tehachapi News)

Tehachapi Police Department Activity Summary Dec. 21-Dec. 27, 2008 Activity summary Dispatched calls for service: 96 Officer initiated traffic stops: 41 Officer initiated, non-traffic: 150 Hazardous citations issued: 6 Non-hazardous citations issued: 2 Parking citations issued: 6 Traffic accident reports: 3 Felony crime reports: 6 Misdemeanor crime reports: 13 Information ...

For the record - Dec. 11 (Monticello Times)

Anthony Michael Clark, 48, Buffalo, charged Wednesday, Nov. 26, with misdemeanor domestic assault. Tamrah Rose Dehn, 23, Rockford, arrested in Buffalo Wednesday, Dec. 3, on a Wright County warrant for fifth-degree controlled substance violation.

Hostage standoff, massive manhunt captured headlines (Suburban Journals)

A hostage standoff at an O'Fallon medical building in November ended with two people dead and three sons - ages 17, 21 and 22 - without their mother.

Triathlete's long struggle back (The New Zealand Herald)

Seventeen months after being struck by a car on a training ride, Auckland triathlete Anna Hamilton has defied the odds.