Brad Matthews

Community complaint leads to seizure of ghost gun and fentanyl pills in Montgomery County

A ghost gun and hundreds of fentanyl pills were seized in Montgomery County, Maryland, after police found a 20-year-old man and a juvenile female trespassing in a local shopping center, law enforcement announced Friday.

March 25, 2023

Beef wholesaler recalls ground chuck over potential food poisoning

The Food Safety and Inspection Service on Friday announced a recall of 3,436 pounds of ground chuck sold in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and six other states.

March 24, 2023

Gluten-free brownie brittle recalled because it contains wheat

A gluten-free Reese's Pieces brownie brittle was recalled Thursday because it contains wheat, which contains gluten.

March 24, 2023

State Department overhauls passport process for flood of Americans returning to foreign travel

The State Department is beefing up its passport operation in response to soaring demand for U.S. passports.

March 24, 2023

Metro installing tall gates to deter fare evasion

In order to deter people trying to skirt paying their fare, Metro is retrofitting gates at 10 stations with saloon-style doors that are, the agency hopes, too tall to hop over or otherwise bypass.

March 24, 2023

Sweet time in D.C., with cherry blossoms in full bloom

Spring is here in the District of Columbia, and so too are the cherry blossoms on the Tidal Basin. D.C.'s Yoshino cherry trees reached full bloom Thursday afternoon.

March 24, 2023

Identities of the drivers and victims involved in Baltimore Beltway crash released

Maryland State Police released Thursday the names and identities of the six construction workers killed in a crash on Interstate 695, also known as the Baltimore Beltway.

March 23, 2023

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed budget to add hundreds more traffic cameras to city streets

D.C. metro-area drivers be advised: D.C. is planning to add hundreds more traffic cameras to the city's streets.

March 23, 2023

NASCAR driver Josh Williams suspended one race for parking his car at the finish line

NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Josh Williams has been suspended for one race for parking his car at the start and finish line during Saturday's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

March 23, 2023

Skittles, icing, citrus soda could change due to California bill

The ingredients of manufactured food ranging from Skittles and Hot Tamales to corn tortillas, cake icing and citrus soda could have to be reworked if a California State Assembly bill passes.

March 23, 2023

Woman stopped with gun at Norfolk International Airport security checkpoint

Transportation Security Administration officers at Norfolk International Airport nabbed their seventh firearm of the year, the agency announced.

March 22, 2023

Six workers dead after car drives into construction zone on Baltimore Beltway

Six people were killed Wednesday when a car crashed into a work zone on Interstate 695 in Baltimore County and struck multiple construction workers.

March 22, 2023

Starbucks is debuting its ‘Oleato’ olive oil drinks in the U.S. this week

Coffee giant Starbucks is bringing its "Oleato" line of olive oil-infused coffee beverages to the U.S. starting Thursday after debuting the concoctions in Italy in February.

March 22, 2023

2 dolphins die and 6 euthanized after stranding themselves on Jersey Shore beach

Eight dolphins stranded themselves on a beach in Sea Isle City, New Jersey, Tuesday, two of which died and six of which had to be euthanized to prevent further suffering.

March 22, 2023

Asteroid as big as 310 feet in diameter to pass by Earth

A large asteroid that could be 140 to 310 feet in diameter will safely pass by Earth on Saturday afternoon.

March 22, 2023

Newport News prisoners break out of jail only to be caught at a nearby IHOP

A pair of prisoners at the jail in Newport News, Virginia, managed to tunnel through their cell wall and escape after hopping a subsequent security barrier.

March 21, 2023

Disney layoffs will include cuts to ESPN

A planned layoff of 4,000 Disney employees will include those who work for cable sports channel ESPN, one of the three primary business segments of the Walt Disney Company.

March 21, 2023

Two Illinois high schoolers on spring break die in sledding accident in Colorado

A sledding accident over the weekend at Colorado's Copper Mountain Ski Resort left two Fairbury, Illinois, high schoolers dead.

March 21, 2023

Idaho Legislature passes bill allowing firing squads when lethal injection drugs unavailable

The Idaho Senate approved a state House of Representatives bill Monday allowing the use of a firing squad to execute a prisoner only when lethal injection drugs are not available.

March 21, 2023

St. Francis College in Brooklyn to shut down Division I athletic program after 2023 season

Division I athletics will soon be no more at St. Francis College. The Brooklyn, New York, Catholic university announced Monday that the clocks would hit triple zeroes for its 21 sports teams after the spring 2023 semester.

March 21, 2023