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Police: Minor sidewalk squabble leads to stabbing

Police in St. Cloud said an argument over sidewalk etiquette led to a man being stabbed because he wouldn't move out of another man's way. The 31-year-old victim told police he and the other man were walking toward each other on a sidewalk early Friday morning. Each man refused to make way for the other.

Charges dropped against Fla. men in sidewalk feud

Prosecutors have decided to drop charges against two men who got into a raucous fist fight at a St. Petersburg City Council meeting. Frederick Dudley and Ronald Deaton were arrested in October after they began throwing punches during an argument over a decision to privatize a public sidewalk. The men, ages 76 and 61, respectively, were charged with disorderly conduct.

Everyday act leads to violence on NYC street

New Yorkers bump into each other countless times on crowded sidewalks, and sometimes there's an "excuse me," sometimes a terse "watch where you're going," and then disappearance again into the sea of faces.

Man falls 30 feet down hole in NYC sidewalk

A man plunged 30 feet through a rusted-out metal plate on a New York City sidewalk as he stepped outside an Off-Track Betting Parlor to smoke a cigar.

Van driver charged in deadly NYC sidewalk wreck

A van driver who plowed onto a bustling sidewalk near the Empire State Building, killing a pregnant woman and seriously hurting another woman, was charged Saturday with manslaughter and assault, prosecutors said.

Several hurt as cars plow into 2 crowds in NYC

Two cars veered onto crowded sidewalks in two separate accidents Friday in Manhattan, striking a total of nearly 20 people and seriously injuring two of them.

Would-Be Jurors Rounded Up on Sidewalk

Faced with a shrunken jury pool, a judge resorted to some sidewalk justice in hopes of filling it out. It worked.

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Queens Man James Evans walking his dog Max gets electrocuted on Far Rockaway Stree
Source: wpix.com

A Queens man says he feels lucky to be alive Wednesday, after he says he was nearly electrocuted while walking his dog on a sidewalk in Far Rockaway.

Oh, deer! Woman OK after encounter on NC sidewalk
Source: wcnc.com

A North Carolina business owner is recovering from injuries she suffered when she encountered a herd of deer on a downtown Tarboro sidewalk.

Cops: Naked Woman Bashes Baby's Head into Sidewalk
Source: Los Angeles News and Video for Southern California - KTLA.COM - KTLA 5 - KTLA

A nude woman was spotted repeatedly slamming her baby boy's head into the sidewalk, police said.

FD: SUV hits stroller, kills baby in front of Phoenix school
Source: ABC15.com - Phoenix News Headlines

A baby was reportedly killed after an SUV hit a stroller in front of a Phoenix school early Wednesday.

'Sick' driver left smash victim to die
Source: The Sun Newspaper Online

A WOMAN is fighting for her life after being callously dumped after an horrific car accident. The passenger was "almost decapitated" when the Vauxhall Vectra in which she was travelling dramatically ploughed into a stationary van.

Woman gives birth on pavement 'after being refused ambulance'
Source: the Mail online

A young mother gave birth on a pavement outside a hospital after she was told to make her own way there. Mother-of-three Carmen Blake called her midwife to ask for an ambulance when she went into labour unexpectedly with her fourth child.

Investigators believe driver intentionally hit students on sidewalk
Source: ksl.com

Investigators say the man accused of hitting six students on a Kearns sidewalk Wednesday afternoon did it on purpose.

In Skid Row, Manure Happens - Residents Complain About Police Horses That Do Their Business on Sidewalks
Source: downtownnews.com

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - At the corner of Towne and Seventh streets in Skid Row, Officer Scott Brown sits tall in the saddle atop one of the horses from the Los Angeles Police Department's mounted unit.

Van Kills Pregnant Woman on Midtown Sidewalk -
Source: The New York Times

A pregnant woman was struck and killed and another woman was seriously injured on Friday afternoon when a Gristede's van mounted a sidewalk along East 37th Street, between Fifth and Madison Avenues, just a few minutes after 5 p.m., the authorities said.

Man driving motorized cooler faces DWI, other charges
Source: PostStar.com

Mon on motorized cooler pulled over for DUI.

£100 fines for Lycra louts who cycle on pavement
Source: This is London

Parking attendants could hand out £100 fines to cyclists who are caught riding on London's pavements. More than 5,000 so-called Lycra louts have been given on-the-spot fines for riding on the capital's pavements in the past two years.

Amazing 3D Sidewalk Art Photos
Source: Impact Lab

These unbelievable photos are chalk drawings done by Julian Beever and Kurt Wenner. Both Julian and Kurt have different styles to create an amazing 3D illusion.

Sidewalk scooter ban destroys 10 year old girl's delivery service
Source: TampaBays10.com

As you probably inferred, this is Florida

California City Passes 'No Smoking' OUTSIDE
Source: theacorn.com

The new Calabasas secondhand smoke ordinance, which would prohibit smoking in all public areas of the city including parks, sidewalks and outdoor businesses, will take effect by the middle of March, city officials said.

al.com: Sidewalk @ Sundance
Source: al.com

Sidewalk Film Festival staffers Erik Jambor, Kelly Marshall and Catherine Pfitzer will be blogging from the Sundance Film Festival

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