ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- The son of Missouri Auditor Susan Montee is facing misdemeanor drug charges after being arrested earlier this week.

Canadian soldiers appear to have caught the Taliban off guard in a large multi-national operation in the lawless region of western Kandahar province where insurgents have usually felt relatively safe.

Across central Washington's fruit bowl, farmers are buying vineyards, hoping to establish roots in the area and capitalize on the booming wine industry.

A Curry County detention center officer accused of trying to smuggle drugs into the jail has been arrested and fired.

COLUMBUS - The government's case against Sean Beck is a 'slam dunk,' according to his defense attorney.

A SINGAPOREAN man who said he bought drugs from ABC foreign correspondent Peter Lloyd has been jailed for 10 months, ahead of the ABC journalist's trial.