Brad Matthews

Utah woman who had leg amputated due to pit bull attack dies in hospital

A Taylorsville, Utah, woman whose leg had been amputated due to an attack by her son's pit bulls last week has died in the hospital.

November 8, 2023

Arizona woman trampled to death in state’s first recorded fatal elk attack

An Arizona woman died from injuries suffered last week in what officials called the state's first documented fatal elk attack.

November 8, 2023

Virginia building explodes after firefighter opens door to look inside; no one injured

A Fairfax County firefighter had a close call Tuesday, when an explosion erupted after he opened a door at an evacuated building in Bailey's Crossroads.

November 8, 2023

Driver stung after tractor-trailer carrying beehives rolls over in Death Valley National Park

A tractor-trailer carrying beehives rolled over while traveling through Death Valley National Park, letting loose bees that stung the injured driver and the people who were trying to help him.

November 8, 2023

Alligator wrangled on Lake Michigan beach in South Milwaukee

A misplaced alligator was found on the shores of Lake Michigan at the Grant Park beach in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

November 7, 2023

Car driver arrested, accused of intoxication in Seattle bus crash that left a bystander dead

The driver of a red sedan involved in a crash with a Seattle bus over the weekend has since been arrested and charged with vehicular homicide. He is accused of driving while intoxicated.

November 7, 2023

Woman injured by drifting experimental plane landing at an Indiana airport

A woman looking on and filming as an experimental plane landed at the Glenndale Airport in Kokomo, Indiana, was injured when the plane drifted and struck her golf cart.

November 7, 2023

Hangar in California used to house blimps during World War II goes up in smoke

A wood-supported hangar built in Tustin, California, to house surveillance blimps during World War II went up in smoke Tuesday. Its twin structure, however, remains standing, and no injuries were reported.

November 7, 2023

Adult male deer crashes through the storefront of a Michigan lingerie shop

An adult male deer crashed through the glass storefront of a lingerie shop in Lansing, Michigan, over the weekend, leaving the store closed until Tuesday.

November 7, 2023

Jukebox once given by Elton John to John Lennon as Christmas gift now up at auction

A jukebox that once changed hands from Elton John to fellow music legend John Lennon as a Christmas gift is going to be sold at Julien's Auctions on Nov. 16.

November 4, 2023

Arkansas man arrested, accused of driving through the gate into a South Carolina nuclear plant

An Arkansas man was arrested and charged Friday for his purported role in a gate crashing at the Oconee Nuclear Station in Seneca, South Carolina.

November 4, 2023

Amazon Prime Video secures streaming rights for ‘Sound of Freedom’

Amazon Prime Video has secured the streaming rights to "Sound of Freedom," and the movie will be up on the platform on the day after Christmas.

November 4, 2023

Utah woman attacked by son’s pit bulls has leg amputated

A Taylorsville, Utah, woman is in the hospital in critical condition following an attack earlier this week by her son's pit bulls, with one of her legs being amputated as a result.

November 4, 2023

Landslide of plants and soil injures at least 15 at Colombian tourist attraction

A landslide of plant material and soil injured at least 15 tourists visiting the free-standing Rock of Guatape in Colombia. The granite outcropping is over 650 feet high from its base.

November 4, 2023

NASA spacecraft doing a flyby finds two asteroids in one

NASA's Lucy spacecraft did a flyby of the Dinkinesh asteroid in the main belt of the space rocks beyond Mars and confirmed that the asteroid was in fact a pair.

November 3, 2023

Driver crashes gate at South Carolina nuclear plant

A driver plowed through a gate at a South Carolina nuclear plant Thursday night, struck barricades and then drove through a fence while attempting to hit security guards.

November 3, 2023

Water taxi saves the day for Seattle, thwarting loose barge

A cargo barge got loose Thursday and was stopped from hitting land near the Seattle Great Wheel and Aquarium by a quick-thinking sea taxi captain.

November 3, 2023

Massachusetts police investigating after mother finds sewing needles in son’s Halloween candy

A mom in Sandwich, Massachusetts, found two sewing needles in two pieces of her son's Halloween candy, prompting a police investigation.

November 3, 2023

San Francisco cracking down on illegal license plate covers that obscure numbers

San Francisco is cracking down on the sale of illegal license plate covers, which obscure the numbers on the plates in an effort to stymie law enforcement.

November 2, 2023

Scientists find that the bodies of starfish are all head and no torso

Using genetics-based methods, a multinational team of scientists said in a study published this week in the journal Nature that starfish are all head and no torso.

November 2, 2023