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Runaways show if you're 15, the sky's the limit

"I just wanted to fly and I had the money," said 15-year-old Bridget Brown, who purchased three airline tickets for herself, a 13-year-old friend and her 11-year-old brother, and hopped a Southwest flight from Jacksonville, Fla., to Nashville, Tenn. — all unbeknownst to their parents.

Man charged in Utah Greyhound bus driver attack

Prosecutors have charged a Kansas man with one felony count of bus hijacking for an alleged assault that forced a Greyhound bus off a central Utah highway.

As dog racing drops, greyhound adoption need rises

Seven dog tracks halted racing across the country last year, forcing hundreds of greyhounds into an uncertain future. With fewer tracks available for them to race, the sleek long-limbed dogs are now flooding the adoption market at a difficult time.

Scoop: Gerard Butler in dog fight over pet bite

Man claims that Butler smacked his dog, but the actor's manager claims that the man's dog bit Butler's pug.

Greyhounds Donate Blood in Retirement

A group of 55 greyhounds rescued after a life of racing are helping to save more canine lives with the donation of their blood.

Greyhound Touts Bus, Terminal Overhauls

The old dog is getting a new look.

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Cons On a Bus! Prisoners Ride Alongside Passengers
Source: wtsp

TAMPA, Florida -- Millions of Americans ride commercial buses each year, yet few are aware thousands of unescorted prisoners do as well.

What really happened when the San Diego Occupiers got kicked off the Greyhound bus in Amarillo, Texas.
Source: OB Rag

After a brief conversation with the driver the officers walked onto the bus and asked him to point out who he wanted removed. The driver began to walk around and ask different passengers whether they were with Occupy.

Frozen Bull Semen Falls From Greyhound Bus, Causes Highway Ramp Closure In Nashville, Tenn.
Source: The Huffington Post

Canisters of frozen bull semen that fell from a Greyhound bus caused a minor scare when emergency officials found them emitting vapor by the side of the road near downtown Nashville. The canisters fell off just before 6 a.m.

Bad Bus Trip From Houston on Spanish? Bus Supposed to be Greyhound

I had bought a bus ticket to Phoenix on Greyhound or so I thought from Houston being low on funds. I prepared myself for the idea of having to go by bus. I know it is a difficult trip sometimes. There was a transfer point in El Paso was it I believe.

Greyhound Offers $1 Rides to Chicago, Indianapolis from Cincinnati
Source: Cincinnati.com

"The Greyhound bus line is expanding service between Cincinnati, Chicago and Indianapolis with $1 fares on all Express schedules today until March 9, according to www.mygreyhoundexpress.com."

the Freedom Riders of 1961
Source: NPR

In 1961, the Freedom Riders set out for the Deep South to defy Jim Crow laws and call for change. They were met by hatred and violence — and local police often refused to intervene. But the Riders' efforts transformed the civil rights movement.

MARC performance lags in November - baltimoresun.com
Source: The Baltimore Sun

Who else does the decline effect?

Don't let the view ruin your Wi-Fi
Source: CNN

The good news is that you'll still be allowed to look out the window. The melancholy news is that you probably won't want to. Both Amtrak and Greyhound are in the midst of aggressive programs to install and expand free Wi-Fi service on their trains and buses.

Vintage & Modern Concept Buses
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'The Glamorous Side of Riding the Bus: Greyhound on Steroids

Jester - Greyhound Dog
Source: dogoftheday.com

Name: Jester Age: Four and a half years old Gender: Male Breed: Greyhound Home: Yorkshire, Great Britain

Fresno Greyhound Bus Crash: Driver ID'd in Fresno Greyhound Bus Crash - KTLA
Source: Los Angeles News and Video for Southern California - KTLA.COM - KTLA 5 - KTLA

A Greyhound bus that originated in Los Angeles and was carrying 47 people has crashed in the Fresno area, killing at least six people including the bus driver, according to authorities.

Greyhound passengers abandoned on highway
Source: CBC

Greyhound Canada is apologizing and conducting a full investigation into the actions of one of its drivers in Manitoba.

Greyhound bus passengers stranded in Memphis up to four days
Source: WMCT 5

Dozens of Greyhound bus passengers were stranded in downtown Memphis Sunday afternoon waiting to get back on the road. The bus passengers, who had been stranded when a winter storm hit the Mid-South Friday, began to get frustrated by Sunday afternoon.

Heartbreak at 45mph; The life of a greyhound
Source: New Times

The dogs set off sprinting around an oval-shaped dirt track, chasing a loud, buzzing mechanical lure. The lure is attached to a metal arm speeding along the inside edge of the track. Like bulls who see the flick of a matador's cape, the dogs lunge madly after the lure.

Jasmine the Rescue Dog
Source: dailygood.org

When Jasmine the abandoned greyhound arrived at a wildlife sanctuary shivering and desperate for food, she needed all the love in the world to nurse her back to full health.

Canada judge: Man not responsible for beheading
Source: breitbart.com

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - A Canadian judge ruled Thursday that a man accused of beheading and cannibalizing a fellow Greyhound bus passenger is not criminally responsible due to mental illness.

Greyhound bus killer found not criminally responsible
Source: CBC

"These grotesque acts are appalling... but are suggestive of a mental disorder," the judge said. "He did not appreciate the act he committed was wrong."

Accused in Greyhound bus killing pleads not guilty
Source: CTV News

Li pleaded not guilty at the opening of his trial on Tuesday, before details of the brutal slaying were revealed in an agreed statement of facts that was read out in court.

Bus beheading suspect ruled fit for trial
Source: msnbc.com

A man accused of beheading and cannibalizing a fellow bus passenger in Canada has been declared fit to stand trial, his lawyer said Monday.

Greyhound Scraps Ads After Beheading
Source: AOL

TORONTO (Aug. 6) - Greyhound has scrapped an ad campaign that extolled the relaxing upside of bus travel after one of its passengers was accused of beheading and cannibalizing another traveler.The ad's tag line was "There's a reason you've never heard of 'bus rage...'"

PETA compares bus beheading to animal slaughter
Source: CTV News

In what can only be described as one of the most insensitive ad campaigns ever, PETA takes advantage of one man's suffering to call attention to how eating animals makes you a vicious psychopath. Or...something.

'Hated' church group to protest beheading victims' funeral
Source: CTV News

A church group described in a British documentary as "the most hated family in America" says it will head to Canada this weekend to protest Tim McLean's funeral.

PETA compares bus decapitation to animal slaughters
Source: National Post

Just a week after the gruesome decapitation death of a passenger on a Greyhound bus in rural Manitoba sent shock waves around the world, an animal-rights lobby is drawing comparisons between the victim's death and the handling of meat animals in North American slaughterhouses.

Police Tape: Canada Bus Killer Ate Victim's Flesh
Source: FOXNews.com

A police officer at the scene of a grisly beheading on a Canadian bus reported seeing the attacker hacking off pieces of the victim's body and eating them, according to a police tape leaked on the Internet Saturday.

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