Brad Matthews

Three Metrorail Red Line stations to close 2 months for summer construction

No Red Line trains will run between the North Bethesda and Friendship Heights Metrorail stations for two months this summer due to construction work.

March 27, 2026

Clones of famous cherry tree ‘Stumpy’ flower for first time

Cherry trees growing from material taken from the famous "Stumpy" along the Tidal Basin in Washington flowered for the first time this year, the National Arboretum said Thursday.

March 26, 2026

Woman found guilty in California of administering silicone injection that led to client’s death

A woman has been found guilty by a San Francisco Bay-area jury for administering an illegal silicone injection which led to her client's death.

March 26, 2026

Pablo Picasso painting worth $1.15 million to be raffled for charity at $115 a ticket

A Pablo Picasso painting is being given away in a raffle next month to raise money for a French Alzheimer's charity.

March 26, 2026

D.C.’s famous cherry trees hit peak bloom 3 days early

The cherry trees along Washington's Tidal Basin hit peak bloom Thursday, three days ahead of the National Park Service's earliest projected date this year.

March 26, 2026

Mayor Bowser approves bill to release police body cam footage when federal officers use force

Mayor Muriel Bowser has signed a law requiring the temporary release of body camera footage when it shows federal agents and other non-city police officers using serious or fatal force.

March 25, 2026

Man arrested for trespassing in Florida while wearing jail uniform from another state

Deputies arrested a man accused of overstaying a hotel reservation in Florida, and found him wearing a uniform from a jail in another state.

March 25, 2026

Easter chocolate, other candy expensive despite drop in cocoa prices

Consumers looking to buy chocolate and other sweets for Easter will still be dealing with high prices, despite a fall in the cost of cocoa.

March 25, 2026

Congress members shut down DHS? Then they can forget Delta’s special services

Delta Air Lines said Tuesday that it's axing perks for members of Congress amid the Department of Homeland Security shutdown.

March 25, 2026

NASA pauses plans for space station in favor of building base on the moon

NASA is halting plans to create a moon-orbiting space station and instead is seeking to establish a base on the lunar surface.

March 25, 2026

Man charged for assault, causing $240,000 in damage at Seattle glass museum

A man appeared in a Seattle courtroom Tuesday on charges that he broke glass sculptures at a museum and then attacked a security guard.

March 24, 2026

DC Streetcars will head to auction after service ends next week

The DC Streetcar is ending operation next week, and city officials have indicated that its vehicles will be auctioned off.

March 24, 2026

D.C.’s cherry trees sprout puffy white blossoms on way to peak bloom

The cherry trees along the Tidal Basin started showing white blossoms on Monday and are just one stage away from reaching peak bloom.

March 24, 2026

Explosives found, removed from Fort Washington Park in Prince George’s County

The National Park Service has closed Fort Washington Park in Prince George's County indefinitely, after the U.S. Park Police found several devices resembling pipe bombs there Sunday and Monday.

March 24, 2026

Woman accused of capital murder in 1991 Texas cold case cleared after grand jury declined to indict

On Friday, a grand jury in Tarrant County, Texas, declined to indict a woman accused of committing capital murder in a cold case from 1991.

March 21, 2026

‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ to get its own YouTube channel for the first time

Fred Rogers Productions, the company behind "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," is working with a British digital studio to bring the TV show to YouTube for the first time.

March 21, 2026

Suspended broker pleads guilty to defrauding investors through social media group

A man who promoted himself on social media as an investment guru pleaded guilty in a Manhattan federal court to defrauding his followers.

March 21, 2026

Curfew in effect in 4 D.C. juvenile zones this weekend

The Metropolitan Police Department said four juvenile curfew zones are in place this weekend across the District of Columbia.

March 21, 2026

Migrant from Mexico accused of smuggling previously deported illegal immigrant from Ireland into U.S

A Mexican man is facing federal charges of smuggling himself and a previously deported Irishman, a woman and a child into the U.S. via Canada.

March 21, 2026

United Methodist clergy member suspended for past ties to Jeffrey Epstein

The Missouri Conference of the United Methodist Church has suspended a clergy member over her past work for late child sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein.

March 20, 2026