Brad Matthews

Otter attack injures three women on Montana river, incident called unusual for the critters

Three women tubing on a river in Montana was attacked by an otter and one woman had to be flown to a hospital due to the severity of her injuries.

August 4, 2023

All American national parks free to enter Friday for National Great American Outdoors Day

All of America's national parks are free to enter Friday, which is National Great American Outdoors Day. About 100 of the nation's more than 400 national parks normally have entry fees.

August 4, 2023

FCC levies record $300 million fine against largest robocall operation ever busted

For the largest robocall operation the Federal Communications Commission has ever busted, only the largest fine ever will do, the agency announced Thursday.

August 3, 2023

Connecticut man accused of door-return fraud scheme at East Coast Home Depot stores

A Connecticut man has been indicted on conspiracy and wire fraud charges, accused of going to Home Depot stores, gathering doors, and returning said doors to the same stores for credit, the Justice Department announced.

August 3, 2023

Birth control scare: Hundreds of thousands of pills recalled over fear they don’t work

An ongoing recall of Tydemy birth control by distributor Lupin Pharmaceuticals is affecting more than 351,000 pills sold from June 3, 2022, to May 31, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration warned consumers Tuesday.

August 3, 2023

Passenger arrested after Delta plane landed in New Orleans, accused of aggravated battery

A man aboard a Delta Air Lines jet that had just landed in New Orleans cut himself and attacked a flight attendant before being subdued by fellow passengers, a sheriff's spokesman said.

August 3, 2023

Frontier Airlines will begin closing check-in counters 60 minutes before flights starting Aug. 16

Fliers on Frontier Airlines will need to get to the airport 15 minutes sooner than before starting on Aug. 16, when the carrier's check-in counters will begin closing 60 minutes prior to flights.

August 3, 2023

California truck parts company pleads guilty to making and selling emissions ‘defeat devices’

A California truck parts company has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act and defraud the government, and to tampering with the emissions control systems of diesel trucks.

August 3, 2023

Mega Millions grand prize jackpot is up to $1.25 billion ahead of Friday’s drawing

After no ticket matched the grand prize numbers for the Tuesday Mega Millions drawing, the jackpot for the next drawing of the lottery on Friday has jumped up from $1.05 billion to $1.25 billion.

August 3, 2023

Colo. man charged with illegally trafficking guns in D.C., including 1 involved in area shooting

A Colorado man was arrested Tuesday and charged with dealing in firearms in the District without a proper license and with the illegal transport of said guns, the Justice Department announced.

August 2, 2023

Mattel seeks chief player to promote UNO Quatro tile game

Mattel is looking to hire a "Chief UNO Player" to play the new UNO Quatro four-in-a-row tile game live in New York for four weeks to promote the product, the company announced Tuesday.

August 2, 2023

Smash-and-grab robbery hits California jewelry store

Three masked suspects are wanted for the robbery of a California jewelry store in which glass cases were smashed and nearly $900,000 in merchandise was grabbed, the Irvine Police Department announced Tuesday.

August 2, 2023

NASA picks up Voyager 2 probe’s ‘heartbeat,’ tries to get the craft to reorient itself

Giant ground-bound NASA antennas heard a "heartbeat" Tuesday indicating the 1970s-vintage Voyager 2 probe over 12.3 billion miles from Earth was still operational.

August 1, 2023

Bed Bath & Beyond is back; Overstock.com adopts name of company it bought in June

Its stores may be gone, but Bed Bath & Beyond never left.

August 1, 2023

First new nuclear plant unit constructed in past 30 years goes online in Georgia

Unit 3 at the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro, Georgia, went online Monday. The reactor is the first nuclear power unit constructed from scratch in the U.S. in over 30 years.

August 1, 2023

Seattle monorail strikes, kills 14-year-old boy spraying graffiti on nearby building

A 14-year-old boy spraying graffiti on a building Sunday night was fatally struck by the Seattle Center Monorail, the Seattle Police Department announced.

August 1, 2023

Floating 55-gallon drum with corpse inside spotted by Malibu Beach lifeguard

An investigation is ongoing after a 55-gallon plastic drum seen by a Malibu Lagoon State Beach lifeguard Monday turned out to contain a dead man, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department announced.

August 1, 2023

Mexican authorities discover truck ‘cloned’ to look like U.S. Border Patrol truck

After U.S. Border Patrol caught someone cutting a hole in a border fence and alerted Mexican authorities, a truck "cloned" to look like a U.S. Border Patrol truck was found, Customs and Border Protection announced Thursday.

July 29, 2023

Indiana animal sanctuary’s missing alligator recovered in neighborhood retention pond

A three-foot-long alligator that went missing from the Indiana Wild animal sanctuary three weeks ago was recovered after being spotted in a nearby neighborhood retention pond, the nonprofit announced Thursday.

July 29, 2023

Chicago-area rapper ‘G Herbo’ pleads guilty to defrauding businesses using stolen credit card

Chicago-area rap artist Herbert Wright, 25, artistic alias "G Herbo," pleaded guilty Friday to one count each of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and making false statements to a federal official.

July 29, 2023