Woman Sues Hurricane Harbor Posted: 3 months ago by lunasol
A popular North Texas waterpark is being sued by a former visitor after she says she was injured at the park on a ride that hasn't been fixed.
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Sprawling spider web engulfs Texas park trail Posted: 12 months ago by AutumnLotus
Entomologists are debating the origin and rarity of a sprawling spider web that blankets several trees, shrubs and the ground along a 200-yard stretch of trail in a North Texas park.
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Hurricane Felix now a Category 5 super storm Posted: 12 months ago by mitzuzake
The Miami-based US National Hurricane Centre reported that the second full-fledged hurricane of the Atlantic storm season intensified at alarming speed today as it moved over water in the south Caribbean.
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Pallbearer Sues After Fall Into Grave and Coffin Landed On Him Posted: 5 months ago by mutil8or
SAN ANTONIO, TX -- A Texas pallbearer says he was seriously hurt after he fell into a grave and the coffin he was helping to carry crashed on top of him. The injured pallbearer, Joseph Rivas, blamed the funeral home for the accident, which happened last February.
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Tarantulas, snakes, fire ants lurk in Texas floodwaters Posted: 4 weeks ago by deEPCHIll
South Texans eager to salvage what they can from waterlogged homes struck by Hurricane Dolly have another problem. "You don't want to wade in this water," state Health Services Commissioner David Lakey said. "You don't want to play in this water. You want to stay out of this water."
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Homeowner sued after woman delivering junk mail claims she injured her hand in letterbox Posted: 6 months ago by AutumnLotus
Junk mail rarely brings you something you want, but for one homeowner it has led to a lawsuit landing on his doormat. Paul O'Brien is being sued by a woman who says she trapped her hand in his letterbox while posting mail. Joy Goodman, a cake decorator in her late 40s, is seeking damages for personal injury and loss of earnings.
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The Time I Lost Control of My Bowels On the Water Slide Posted: 1 year ago by gnikgnok
(hilarious craigslist entry)
Our local water park is opening this weekend, so I'm posting in honor of this small town's most exciting annual event.
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Texas woman wins a free funeral at baseball game Posted: 3 months ago by AutumnLotus
Elaine Fulps was unusually happy for a woman who just got her funeral all lined up. Maybe that's because the 60-year-old Arlington woman who just won the funeral in a promotion at a minor league baseball game won't need to cash in her prize any time soon.
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Car hits child. Bystanders start to attack driver. Passenger intervenes. Crowd kills passenger. Yes, it's Texas Posted: 1 year ago by hisidea
One injured child and one dead passenger. Texas street justice in action.
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North Texas school district will let teachers carry guns Posted: 5 days ago by MayhemIsBeautiful
A tiny Texas school district may be the first in the nation to allow teachers and staff to pack guns for protection when classes begin later this month.
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Woman Sues Victoria Secret Over Thong Injury Posted: 2 months ago by princess2408
A Los Angeles woman is suing lingerie-maker Victoria's Secret, claiming she was injured by one of the company's defective thongs.
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The foot bone's connected to the... Posted: 1 month ago by badbud
ankle? Not if you live in Texas.
In the newest way to increase revenue, texas orthopedics (bone doctors) have sued to prevent podiatrists (foot doctors) from treating any aliments above the heel. And they won, the ankle no longer exists in texas.
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Central Park Film Festival (August 21-25, 2007) Posted: 1 year ago by MissParker
The 5th annual Central Park Film Festival is coming soon. Every night from August 21 to 25th, there will be a movie shown which features scenes from the Park.
Visit the link for the schedule. They're giving you a chance to vote on the movie that will be shown on the final night, aka Viewers' Choice Night, of the festival. You have three choices: Barefoot in the Park, Hitch and The Way We Were.
Check it out. Gates open at 6pm Screening begins at 8pm. Bring a blanket and they will provide the popcorn! How cool is that!
(Hosted by the Central Park Conservancy and generously sponsored by Bloomberg)
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Woman Finds 1.30-Carat Diamond in Park Posted: 2 years ago by mrnelson
A woman will do just about anything to prove her husband wrong wont she?
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Hairdresser sued for refusing to hire Muslim woman in a headscarf Posted: 10 months ago by AutumnLotus
The owner of a hair salon is being sued for religious discrimination for refusing to hire a Muslim woman who wears a headscarf. Sarah Desrosiers, 32, says she turned down Bushra Noah as a junior stylist to maintain the image of her salon, which specialises in "urban, funky" cuts. She told Miss Noah, 19, she needed her staff to display their hairstyles to the public.
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Woman sues after being 'covered in ticks from head to toe'... Posted: 3 weeks ago by AfroMosHi
...after falling asleep in a "first class" ferry cabin.
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