A cable TV spokeswoman says preview clips for adult programming appeared on two channels dedicated for kids in North Carolina because of an “equipment failure.”
Time Warner Cable Inc. spokeswoman Melissa Buscher said the problem lasted about two hours Tuesday morning in areas around Raleigh, and several parents called to report it.
Buscher said it happened on two “Kids on Demand” channels that were showing viewers a list of children’s programming such as Dora the Explorer. The titles listed didn’t match up with the preview videos in the right-hand corner of the screen, which showed a preview of adult programming instead of kids programming.
Buscher said the company has fixed the problem so it won’t happen again.
It’s not every day you see a horse fly.
A heavy-duty helicopter plucked a mustang named Colorado off a western Arizona river sandbar Tuesday morning, reuniting him with his owner after the horse spent five days stranded on the sandbar along the Gila River southwest of Phoenix.
The Gila’s swift-moving current prevented an earlier rescue and the horse was trapped on the sandbar with a few bushes and trees to munch on. His rider was one of three people rescued after they tried to ride in the river Friday.
A veterinarian prepped the 900-pound horse for the flight Tuesday by injecting him with a tranquilizer before placing him in a harness with blinders on.
Once he was airborne, Colorado flew effortlessly and never bucked, his black mane and tail blowing in the wind.
Anonymous donors paid for the rescue.
The patient was only slightly injured when he limped into a hospital. The only problem was, he was a dog.
In Farmington, N.M., when the automatic doors at San Juan Regional Medical Center’s emergency room slid open Saturday night, the German shepherd mix walked in, blood on his nose and paw, and a puncture hole in one leg.
Animal control officer Robin Loev responded to a call from the hospital and suspects the puncture wound was from the bite of another dog.
Loev said the dog appeared to be intelligent and calm — and knew enough to go to the right place.
The animal was taken to the Farmington Animal Shelter and claimed by its owner.
Associated Press
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