Brad Matthews

Suspect identified in 44-year Austin, Texas, homicide cold case

A man currently locked up in Massachusetts has been identified as a suspect in a 44-year old cold case homicide in Austin, Texas, the Austin Police Department announced Friday.

August 17, 2024

Two rescued after lightweight plane crashes into Alabama’s Mobile Bay

Good Samaritans saved two people from Alabama's Mobile Bay after a plane crash sent both into the drink Friday.

August 17, 2024

Iowa archaeologists find mastodon skull over 13,000 years old

A well-preserved mastodon has been uncovered in Iowa for the first time, the Office of the State Archaeologist announced this week. Part of the find was a skull dating back 13,600 years.

August 17, 2024

Dehydrated hiker saved after collapsing in Death Valley National Park

An employee at the Panamint Springs Resort inside Death Valley National Park in California was rescued earlier this week after passing out while hiking due to dehydration.

August 17, 2024

Buc-ee’s travel center sued after man trips over inflatable mascot cord

A South Carolina man filed a lawsuit against a South Carolina Buc-ee's travel center after he tripped over a cord connected to its inflatable beaver mascot and hurt himself.

August 16, 2024

Worker at Iowa golf course drowns in one of the course’s ponds

A worker at the Pleasant Valley Golf Course in Iowa City, Iowa, drowned this week after getting trapped under submerged maintenance equipment in a pond at the park.

August 16, 2024

FTC employees working remotely after Legionella bacteria found in office building

Hundreds of workers at the Federal Trade Commission will be spending the rest of August working from home after an inspection by the General Services Administration found Legionella bacteria in their District of Columbia building.

August 16, 2024

Reconstruction starts on Tidal Basin and Potomac River seawalls in D.C.

Work began Thursday on rebuilding sea walls around the Tidal Basin and Potomac River in the District of Columbia, aiming to extend the breakwaters' lifespan by a century.

August 16, 2024

Melbourne, Australia, withdraws early from an electric-scooter rental program amid safety concerns

Due to safety concerns, officials in Melbourne, Australia, voted this week to withdraw the city from a program that provided for electric-scooter rentals in the city.

August 15, 2024

Washington state is the nation’s most dangerous, according to new study

Washington state is the most dangerous state in the U.S., according to a new study released this week by personal finance company WalletHub rating the best and worst states in which to live.

August 15, 2024

North Korea opening to tourists for first time in 4 years

North Korea is set to reopen its borders for tourism for the first time since closing them due to COVID-19 in January 2020, according to two tour groups that visit the country.

August 15, 2024

Meta shutters CrowdTangle data tool despite pleas from researchers, journalists

On Wednesday, Meta closed CrowdTangle, which measured the likes, comments, shares and reactions made to social media posts, in order to move to a new system.

August 15, 2024

Black bear mauls 3-year-old girl at Montana campground

A 3-year-old girl was left hospitalized after being mauled by a female black bear at a private campground near Red Lodge, Montana, over the weekend.

August 14, 2024

Four men charged with 16 counts related to spate of D.C.-area carjackings

A group of four men have been indicted on 16 charges in a string of carjackings and other offenses that took place in the District and Maryland last winter.

August 14, 2024

Owner blames rampant crime as last Denny’s closes in San Francisco

San Francisco's last Denny's diner has closed, with the franchise owner blaming vandalism and alleged dining and dashing for the store's shuttering.

August 14, 2024

McDonald’s plays on nostalgia with new meal deal offering a collectible cup

Adults too old for a McDonald's Happy Meal now have their own merchandise to collect. The fast-food giant is offering a new meal deal and line of six collectible cups starting Tuesday.

August 14, 2024

911 dispatchers in D.C. will receive $800 bonus for showing up for all of their scheduled shifts

Emergency call center dispatchers in the District will get an $800 bonus if they show up for all of their scheduled shifts for a given month, officials said Tuesday in an internal email.

August 14, 2024

Raging bull meant for slaughterhouse causes car crash before being shot, killed

An enraged bull in Massachusetts escaped being sent to a slaughterhouse Monday before causing a multi-car crash, charging police, getting shot in the leg and being euthanized.

August 13, 2024

Ex-school lunch chief gets nine years in prison for theft of $1.5 million in chicken wings

The former food service director of an Illinois school district has been sentenced to nine years in prison for using district money over 19 months to buy herself $1.5 million in chicken wings.

August 13, 2024

Double Arch, rock formation as old as the dinosaurs, collapses in Utah

The Double Arch formation at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah collapsed last week. National Park Service officials theorize erosion was the culprit.

August 13, 2024