Oklahoma man faces charges after allegedly trying to run over a police officer with a horseOctober 1st, 2009 Man accused of using horse to assault officerMIAMI, Okla. — A northeast Oklahoma man faces assault charges after allegedly trying to run over a police officer with a horse.
Crime fighting goes high-tech in Pa. Amish county, with cameras blanketing a small citySeptember 9th, 2009 Crime cameras blanket city in Pa. Amish countryLANCASTER, Pa.
Pickup hits Amish buggy in Ohio, killing 3 siblings; truck driver blames glare on windshieldSeptember 6th, 2009 Ohio pickup hits Amish buggy, killing 3 siblingsWOOSTER, Ohio — Law enforcement officials say a pickup truck rammed into the back of an Amish buggy in northeast Ohio, ejecting three siblings and killing them. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says 13-year-old Mary Yoder was riding with her two older siblings in a horse-drawn carriage Thursday night when the truck hit the buggy in Holmes County.
Pa. pizza shop employee foils robbers armed with shotgun by throwing beer canAugust 20th, 2009 Pizza shop worker, 72, foils robbers with beer canLANCASTER, Pa. — Police said a 72-year-old pizza shop employee foiled a shotgun-point robbery by throwing a can of beer at the perpetrators.
Weekly newspaper plods along in Ohio's Amish country, where readers help fill its pagesAugust 17th, 2009 Amish newspaper succeeds the old-fashioned waySUGARCREEK, Ohio — The writers' grievances came in the form of angry letters, carried over bumpy rural roads to the newspaper office serving the Amish community. In a world where news still travels at a mail carrier's pace, the farmers, preachers and mechanics responsible for filling The Budget threatened to go on strike if the 119-year-old Amish weekly went ahead with its plan to go online.
Portland, Ore., mayor seeks comments on proposal to ban carriages in city after horse deathAugust 7th, 2009 Oregon mayor seeks input on carriage ban proposalPORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Mayor Sam Adams has turned to Twitter to ask for feedback on a proposal to ban horse-drawn carriages in the city after a horse died over the weekend while pulling a carriage through downtown.
20 blind people are able to test drive dune buggy designed by Va. Tech studentsAugust 2nd, 2009 20 blind people test drive student-designed carCOLLEGE PARK, Md. — Several blind people were able to get behind the wheel of a new high-tech vehicle designed by Virginia Tech engineering students.
Buckler beer at Beer SummitJuly 31st, 2009 As anticipate, on Thursday evening White House Rose Garden witnessed the "Beer Summit" and the taste of the president and three other guests. But who ever thought that non alcoholic Buckler beer would be a choice in the prestigious list of Beer Summit, it was never showed up in the probable lists of the experts.
SC man charged with having sex with horse; police say he has attacked same animal twiceJuly 29th, 2009 Police: SC man charged with having sex with horseCOLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man has been arrested for having sex with a horse after police say the animal's owner caught him on surveillance camera.
Police call for new law after spilled beer at Phillies ballpark pub leads to fatal beatingJuly 28th, 2009 Police: New law needed after fatal Pa. beer brawlPHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia's police commissioner, reacting to a fatal melee sparked by a spilled beer at a ballpark pub, wants the city to require bars to report fights to 911.
SC woman ticketed for disorderly conduct for riding a stolen horse down main streetJuly 28th, 2009 SC woman ticketed for riding stolen horseGREENVILLE, S.C. — A woman has gotten a ticket for riding a stolen horse down the main street in a small town in northwestern South Carolina.
Westward ho! Hundreds of Amish leaving East, Midwest to escape high land prices, crowdingJune 6th, 2009 Westward ho! Amish escaping crowds, prices in EastWESTCLIFFE, Colo. — A new road sign cautions drivers to watch for Amish horse-drawn carriages in the valley beneath Colorado's Sangre de Cristo mountains.
Yeehaw! Man slapped with $25 ticket for drunken 'joyride' through Denver suburb on his horseMay 2nd, 2009 Colo. man on horse ticketed for riding while drunkARVADA, Colo. — A man in a cowboy hat who rode a horse through a Denver suburb has been cited for riding an animal under the influence.
Yeehaw! Man slapped with $25 ticket for drunken 'joyride' through Denver suburb on his horseMay 2nd, 2009 Cowboy ticketed for 'riding under the influence'ARVADA, Colo. — A man in a cowboy hat who rode a horse through a Denver suburb has been cited for riding an animal under the influence.
Colo. police wite man a $25 ticket in mall parking lot for 'riding under the influence'May 2nd, 2009 Cowboy cited for 'riding under the influence'ARVADA, Colo. — Police cited a sidewinding cowboy with "riding under the influence" Friday.
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