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The U.S. Army on Tuesday announced it has awarded Oshkosh Corp. a $1.06 billion order for 2,244 of the company's mine resistant all-terrain vehicles, or M-ATV's. The fixed-price order, contracted through the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Command in Warren, Mich, includes basic issue items, field service support and parts packages.

The All Nations Skate Jam, held every year at the same time as the Gathering of Nations Powwow in Albuquerque, N.M., attracts hundreds of American Indian kids who glide and fly on their skateboards while their friends and families watch.

Melanie Chang finishes up the installation of the "Full Deck: A Short History of Skate Art" exhibition, which presents skate art from the 1960s to the present at the Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek, Calif.

Members of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department recently assisted CSX railroad police and several other agencies in an operation regarding All-Terrain Vehicles and trespassing on CSX property.

Oshkosh Corp. has won a $1 billion contract to build new, mine-resistant vehicles for off-road use in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said Tuesday, with soldiers and Marines expected to receive the bulk.

The popular Web site Craigslist led to the arrest of a Monroe County man who, among other allegations, is said to have stolen more than a dozen all-terrain vehicles.

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 6:49 p.m. BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. a ' A collision of two all-terrain vehicles in central Wisconsin left one person dead.

TRENTON, N.J. - A state park police officer was acquitted Thursday on reckless manslaughter charges for fatally shooting a member of the Ramapough Lenape Indian Nation in April 2006 on a mountain near the New York border.

MONTPELIER -- A Bennington manufacturer is expected to bring up to 300 new jobs to southwestern Vermont as it fills a Pentagon contract to make armor for vehicles going to Afghanistan.

A local company will supply armor for more than a billion dollars worth of new military vehicles destined for Afghanistan, bringing new jobs to the area and an influx of money to local companies.

Hutch Dano and Adam Hicks, teen stars of new Disney XD show 'Zeke and Luther,' on the summer sitcom about two skateboarding buddies.

It may not be a traditional form of PE, but school bosses claim skateboarding is not only good for pupils but is helping boost their attendance as well.

Electronic Arts today announced that Maloof Money Cup Pack , a new Skate 2 DLC , will be available starting July 9th.

Children and young adults love the thrill of skateboarding. They learn to master their skills of "riding the rail" and "catching air." But according to the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons , such tricks, while fun, can be physically demanding and cause serious foot and ankle injuries.

The Pentagon has ordered more than 2,200 military all-terrain vehicles from Oshkosh Corporation in Oshkosh, in a deal valued at more than $1 billion.

State police in Mansfield are seeking information about an incident in which an ATV rider damaged a radio-controlled car track in Wellsboro between June 20-21. In press release today, state police said the incident happened behind the Yellow Basket Shop at 2744 state Route 660 in Delmar Township, Tioga County, Pa.

A man is dead after a four-wheeler crash over the weekend. The hospital said Nathan Buss died early Tuesday.

All terrain vehicles or ATV riders cruising along or even on the railroad tracks is a growing trend popping up in the Houston area.

A 17-year-old Arvada boy has been sentenced to two years of probation in the death of a friend who was "skitching," or skateboarding while holding onto a car.

Motorized recreation programs, a critical component of the Island Park economy, could be history because the Idaho Legislature has cut a huge portion of their funding.