WTOP.com: (AP): "SERIAL ARSONIST STRIKES IN PG COUNTY" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The New Carrollton fire is one of 33 cases being investigated in the three jurisdictions. Since March fifth, there have been 13 fires in Prince George's County, 18 in D.C. and one in Alexandria. The District also had one attempted arson on September 14. The suspect was chased away before a fire could be started. A June 5 blaze in northeast Washington killed an elderly woman. County Fire Chief Ronald Blackwell says people were in the home at the time of this morning's fire, but they got out safely. He says the damage to the home looks substantial.") (Updated December 20, 2003) (Read More...)
AZ CENTRAL.com - THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC: "MARIJUANA SEIZURES SET RECORD ALONG ARIZONA - MEXICO BORDER" by Susan Carroll (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Seizures in 2003 along the state's border jumped 25 percent, to 706,453 pounds, according to Department of Homeland Security statistics. Nearly a third of the marijuana confiscated along the entire 2,000-mile Southwestern border passed through Arizona, a growing gateway for drug smuggling into the United States.") (December 21, 2003) (Read More...)