Man charged in wife's 1996 death in Juárez (El Paso Times)
An 11-year-old case of a woman found slain in Juárez was solved with the arrest of her husband, officials with the Chihuahua state attorney general said Sunday.

Short term drug rehab service for ACT (Australian Broadcasting Corpora
An Assembly committee has recommended the ACT establish a short term drug rehabilitation service.

Cleared area around Lake drug rehab facility halts fire's spread (The
Fire-safety measures at a wooded, hillside addiction recovery center near Middletown saved the facility from going up in flames early Thursday, a fire investigator said.As it was, the 2:20 a.m. fire destroyed one building that was being remodeled to provide lodging for clients' visitors, officials said.

Thailand's Anti-Drug Efforts Hindering Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Advocat
Thailand's efforts to fight drug use are hindering HIV/AIDS control programs in the country, some HIV/AIDS and human rights advocates said recently, Thailand's Nation reports.

Kane County likely to soften hiring-freeze plan, stop layoffs (Daily H
Kane County Board members won't get their first peek at county department budgets until the end of this month, but Chairman Karen McConnaughay said she's not expecting any more bulk layoffs to address deficits.