Brad Matthews

Flight instructor killed, student injured in plane crash in Michigan

A flight instructor died and his student was injured Monday after a plane crash in southern Michigan, authorities said.

June 11, 2024

Too soon! Early celebration costs Spanish race walker bronze at European Athletic Championships

A Spanish race walker started celebrating close to the finish line, thinking she was about to win bronze at the 20-kilometer (12.4 mile) race at the European Athletic Championships only to be passed.

June 8, 2024

Sharks in Walton County, Florida attack three people in less than two hours

A pair of shark attacks at separate Walton County, Florida, beaches less than two hours apart Friday sent an adult woman and two teenage girls to the hospital.

June 8, 2024

2,800 boxes of stolen Lego found in 71-year-old man’s house

The Los Angeles Police Department arrested a 71-year-old man this week after finding over 2,800 boxes of Lego plastic building blocks inside his Long Beach home.

June 8, 2024

Colorado town sees third cow elk attack on human in 9 days

Cow elk in Estes Park, Colorado, continue to be aggressive amid calving season, with one of the beasts charging a woman walking her dog in town Friday. It was the third such incident in nine days.

June 8, 2024

Sunfish on Oregon beach possibly the largest specimen ever sampled

A 7.3-foot hoodwinker sunfish that washed up on a beach in Seaside, Oregon, this week could be the largest specimen ever sampled for DNA.

June 8, 2024

1.2 million lighting units recalled after lithium battery fire causes death

Good Earth Lighting is recalling 1.2 million lithium battery-powered light units due to the risk of fire. One death was reported from a battery blaze.

June 7, 2024

Plane crashes into Colorado neighborhood, injuring 4 on board

A single-engine plane crashed in a neighborhood in Arvada, Colorado, on Friday, injuring two adults and two children who were on the aircraft.

June 7, 2024

Woman’s 2023 death confirmed as California’s first recorded black bear killing

A Downieville, California, woman found dead during a welfare check at her home last November has been confirmed as the first victim of a fatal black bear attack in state history.

June 7, 2024

California YouTuber arrested, accused of directing fireworks from helicopter midflight

A Los Angeles YouTuber was arrested this week, accused of directing a video where fireworks were shot from a flying helicopter at a moving Lamborghini.

June 7, 2024

Larger boat collides with skiff in Alaskan waters; 1 rescued, 1 dead

A 58-foot fishing boat collided with a 20-foot skiff south of Petersburg, Alaska, Wednesday, reported the U.S. Coast Guard. A nearby boater saved one of the skiff's two occupants, while the other died.

June 6, 2024

Colorado playground closed after another child attacked by cow elk

A playground in Estes Park, Colorado, has been closed indefinitely by Colorado Parks & Wildlife after a cow elk stomped on a child, the second such incident in the past week.

June 6, 2024

Plague kills swath of prairie dogs in Badlands National Park

Badlands National Park officials in South Dakota have confirmed from testing Friday that the plague killed a large group of prairie dogs, which are rodents the size of rabbits.

June 6, 2024

Michigan man who called into court on Zoom while driving did not have a suspended license

A Michigan driver who called into court on Zoom -- while behind the wheel -- for a charge of driving with a suspended license was the victim of a clerical error.

June 5, 2024

New York couple uses magnets to fish out safe containing $100,000

A New York City couple hit it big while magnet fishing in a pond in Queens, dredging up a metal safe containing about $100,000 in mud-drenched bills.

June 5, 2024

18 Massachusetts beaches close due to bacterial contamination

High levels of Enterococci and E. coli bacteria stopped people from swimming at 18 Massachusetts beaches starting Tuesday.

June 5, 2024

FDA objects to ecstasy for treating PTSD patients

A nonbinding Food and Drug Administration panel rejected a proposal to use MDMA, or ecstasy, to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

June 5, 2024

WATCH: Hot-air balloon hits power lines in Indiana, three injured

A pilot and both passengers suffered serious burns when their hot-air balloon hit power lines in Hebron, Indiana, an accident that the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.

June 4, 2024

Woman in hospice declared dead in Nebraska, found to be alive at funeral home

A woman and hospice patient who was declared dead at a Nebraska nursing home was actually still alive, as funeral home workers discovered Monday morning.

June 4, 2024