Hungry horses, dim deer wreak havoc on motorists
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Hungry horses, dangerous deer and a hamster making a bid for freedom have been blamed for some of the quirkiest insurance claims last year.
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By John Myers, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Sep. 17--ALONG THE GUNFLINT TRAIL -- Cook County Sheriff Mark Falk had to compose himself Saturday morning when telling residents about his decision to evacuate part of this wilderness road.
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Drivers try to focus on racing with the tragedy that killed 10 still weighing on their minds. By BRANT JAMES, Times Staff Writer. HAMPTON, Ga.
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The soldiers swallow diet pills and slurp can after can of Red Bull, fighting to stay awake as they peer from armored Humvees into the pre-dawn darkness. Twangy country music pours from some vehicle sound systems, angry rap from others.
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By Beccy Tanner, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Mar. 9--On any given night, three major crow populations move about and roost in Wichita. And where crows gather, a nasty by-product threatens public health.   Crow poop.   Cars have been bombed.
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Thanksgiving Eve travelers were slowed by snow-covered highways in the Midwest and thunderstorms in the South on Wednesday, as millions of people took to cars, buses, trains and airlines.
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LINCOLN, Neb. - Chasing a herd of mule deer with a helicopter might seem less than sporting, but it's also a violation of federal law.  A South Dakota man was sentenced Wednesday to two years of probation for chopper-chasing a herd in a Nebraska national forest.
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By POLLY SUMMAR Journal Staff Writer  Zozobra may have been burned Thursday night, but there will be gloom on Escalante Street until a marauding mountain lion is caught.
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Champ Car driver Cristiano da Matta remained hospitalized Friday, a day after his race car collided with a deer that had wandered onto the track during a test session at Road America.
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It has all the makings of a potential rangeland disaster: thousands of acres of grass and the herds of cattle, antelope and other animals that need to eat it versus an emerging army of spiky caterpillars with voracious appetites. But ranchers hope quick action will take care of the caterpillars &#151; also known as range worms &#151; before they can destroy pastures in northeastern New Mexico.
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First it was foxes, then it was squirrels. Now it is the turn of deer to start invading Britain's towns and cities.
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By The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Feb. 6--All-terrain vehicles are a menace in Connecticut, tearing through loopholes in state laws to the detriment of the environment, property rights and public safety.
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BRAINERD, Minn. - Kandi Hanson has a history of run-ins with deer. She totaled her first car and damaged two others in collisions with deer. This weekend, the deer struck back.
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A deluge has created the conditions for an extended famine and taken the areaÂs woes to a whole new level.
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Deer can&#39;t see cars at night because of blindingly bright headlights. And until now, astronomers couldn&#39;t see foreground galaxies outshined by the dazzling quasars behind them.
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With Maryland's breeding business falling on hard times, places like the Bonita Farm are forced to find other ways to make money on its land.
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The government launches a plan to control the deer population, believed to be at its highest for a millennium.