Brad Matthews

Woman killed by falling tree branch in Garfield Park in D.C.

A woman died Wednesday after a large branch fell off a century-old tree in Garfield Park in Southeast D.C., trapping her.

July 11, 2024

Virginia again named top state for business by CNBC

Virginia is for business lovers. CNBC has named the commonwealth its top state for business climate for the third time in the last five years.

July 11, 2024

Milk, bread, eggs, bullets? Ammunition vending machines using AI to scan ID have come to supermarket

Customers at some grocery stores in Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas are now able to pick up ammunition with their foodstuffs from new vending machines.

July 11, 2024

Bees kill groundskeeper at Arizona golf course

A groundskeeper at the Pusch Ridge Golf Course in Oro Valley, Arizona, died in the hospital last month days after being stung by a swarm of bees.

July 11, 2024

New York bans single-use toiletries in hotels starting in 2025

Small, single-use toiletries provided by hotels will be banned in New York starting in 2025, as the state follows the lead of California and Washington in the conservationist-minded crackdown on tiny bottles.

July 11, 2024

Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas giving away $1.6 million in prizes before it shuts down

The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is set to close its doors on Sunday for hotel guests and on July 17 for its casino. Before then, it is giving away $1.6 million in cash prizes.

July 10, 2024

Women accused of killing D.C. man and cutting off his thumb to use it to open his phone

Two women have been arrested and accused of killing a D.C. man and then cutting off his right thumb to use it to take out money and pay for things, presumably by opening the victim's phone.

July 10, 2024

Human case of plague, the historic Black Death, confirmed in Colorado

Officials in Pueblo County, Colorado, have confirmed that a person has contracted the plague. The bacterium that causes the disease is spread by fleas and flea-carrying animals, mainly rodents.

July 10, 2024

Basically not fun: Toy company behind Care Bears files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Basic Fun, the maker of Lincoln Logs, Lite Brites, Tonka trucks and other toys, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing the struggles of Toys R Us, which underwent Chapter 7 bankruptcy and liquidation before closing its physical stores in 2018.

July 10, 2024

Wheel falls off Boeing passenger plane shortly after takeoff from Los Angeles airport

A United Airlines Boeing 757-200 jet lost one of its main landing-gear wheels shortly after taking off from Los Angeles International Airport.

July 9, 2024

Retail giant Target to stop taking personal checks

Retailer Target will stop taking personal checks as payment starting Monday, after the end of the chain's "Circle Week" which runs until Saturday.

July 9, 2024

Forever rising: Stamp prices up again as USPS sinks in red ink

A number of U.S. Postal Service products, including the Forever stamp, will cost more starting Sunday.

July 9, 2024

Traffic, transit, business in D.C. jarred by NATO summit this week

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization's 75th-anniversary summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center is disrupting traffic, public transit and business in the District of Columbia.

July 9, 2024

Deputy U.S. marshals shoot alleged carjacker in Northwest D.C.

A pair of deputies from the U.S. Marshals Service shot a man purportedly trying to pull off a carjacking in the Northwest area of the District of Columbia on Friday. The alleged carjacker was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

July 6, 2024

Vikings rookie, two high school teammates killed in Prince George’s County car crash

Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson, 24, and two of his former high school teammates were killed in a three-car crash Saturday in Prince George's County, Maryland.

July 6, 2024

Fish fried: California heat wave kills 1,000 of them in Fremont lake

A heat wave killed off 1,000 fish by asphyxiation in the manmade Lake Elizabeth in Fremont, California.

July 6, 2024

GPS problems cause 55 drones to sink into the drink at July Fourth show in Seattle suburb

A July Fourth drone show in the Seattle metropolitan area was hampered when 55 of 200 unmanned aircraft lost their GPS signals and fell into Angle Lake.

July 6, 2024

Dog starts fire, sets off smoke alarms after accidentally turning on stove burners

A dog in Colorado Springs accidentally turned on stove burners, setting off smoke alarms and forcing its owner to extinguish the fire.

July 5, 2024

Black Death: Health officials investigating human case of plague in Colorado

Health officials in Colorado are investigating a human case of plague, a rare disease more associated with the Middle Ages than modern-day America.

July 5, 2024

Six hospitalized from July 4th fireworks accident at Brigham Young University

Malfunctioning fireworks at the July Fourth Stadium of Fire show at Brigham Young University injured several audience members, with six hospitalized.

July 5, 2024