Public Service: Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald. For its sustained and informative coverage, vividly illustrated with photographs, that helped hold its community together in the wake of flooding, a blizzard, and fire that devastated much of the city, including the newspaper plant itself.

Breaking News Reporting: Los Angeles Times Staff. For its comprehensive coverage of a botched bank robbery and subsequent police shoot-out in North Hollywood.

National Reporting: Russell Carollo and Jeff Nesmith of the Dayton Daily News. For their reporting that disclosed dangerous flaws and mismanagement in the military health care system, and prompted reforms.

International Reporting: The New York Times Staff. For its revealing series that profiled the corrosive effects of drug corruption in Mexico.

Editorial Writing: Bernard L. Stein of The Riverdale (N.Y.) Press. For his gracefully written editorials on politics and other issues affecting New York City residents.

Editorial Cartooning: Stephen P. Breen of...