Brad Matthews

Sacramento statue of 19th-century meatpacking mogul decapitated

A Sacramento, California, statue of Charles Swanston, a meatpacking magnate in the 1800s, was vandalized with its head cut off Monday.

December 30, 2022

Two people killed by rockslide at Yosemite National Park

A rockslide in Yosemite National Park killed two people on Tuesday.

December 30, 2022

Efforts to find 4 men lost in Gulf of Mexico after helicopter crashed leaving oil platform suspended

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday night for four men aboard a Rotorcraft Leasing Co. helicopter that crashed leaving a Walter Oil & Gas Corp. platform in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday morning.

December 30, 2022

Amount wagered in U.S. online sports gambling jumps 98% in past year

The 2022 figure represents a 98% increase from 2021, and a 569% increase from 2020.

December 29, 2022

After rash of postal service robberies, reward offered for information on suspect in Maryland

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information about the man who robbed a Postal Service mail carrier in Silver Spring, Maryland on Wednesday morning.

December 29, 2022

Houston bat population rescued after dropping from bridges in extreme cold snap

Animal advocates rescued 1,544 bats that went into hypothermic shock during the recent cold snap and plummeted from roosts on two Houston-area bridges.

December 29, 2022

New allergy warning: Sesame about to hit the list for labeling laws on Jan. 1

Manufacturers must label products that contain sesame and prevent sesame from cross-contaminating products without it.

December 29, 2022

D.C. almost doubling its traffic enforcement cameras in 2023

Currently, the District has 136 traffic enforcement cameras: 36 at red lights, eight at stop signs and 92 for speeding.

December 29, 2022

Appeals court reverses insider-trading convictions involving Medicare information

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed this week the convictions of four defendants for insider trading involving information from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

December 28, 2022

Manhunt launched in Maryland for rape suspect who removed GPS monitor while on pretrial release

Police in St. Mary's County, Maryland, are searching for accused rapist Walter Crouse Prentiss, who is wanted for violating the terms of his pretrial release and removing his GPS monitor.

December 28, 2022

Three people dead after falling through frozen surface of Arizona lake

Walking atop the frozen surface of Woods Canyon Lake proved fatal for three Indian nationals after they fell through the ice, the Coconino County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday.

December 28, 2022

Washington Housing Conservancy acquires 212-unit luxury apartment building in northeast D.C.

The nonprofit Washington Housing Conservancy has acquired the Loree Grand, a 212-unit luxury apartment building, the group announced Tuesday.

December 28, 2022

Problems cascading for Southwest Airlines as cancellations pile up and authorities take notice

Southwest Airlines continues to grapple with issues nationwide, with 2,509 flights, 62% of the airline's planned flights, already canceled for Wednesday, according to flight tracking website FlightAware.

December 28, 2022

Michigan firearms dealer charged with importing handgun-to-machine gun conversion devices

If convicted, the man faces up to 10 years in prison, according to prosecutors.

December 27, 2022

Drugmaker Accord recalls vials of antibiotic due to product mix-up

Pharmaceutical company Accord Healthcare is recalling 350mg and 500mg vials of the nationally distributed antibiotic daptomycin due to a product mix-up, the Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday.

December 27, 2022

Three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt to retire at end of season

Arizona Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt announced Tuesday that he will be retiring from football at the end of this season.

December 27, 2022

Passenger’s laptop fire forces Lufthansa flight to make unscheduled landing at Chicago airport

A Lufthansa flight from Los Angeles to Frankfurt, Germany, was forced to make an unscheduled landing at Chicago O'Hare International Airport Monday night after a passenger's laptop overheated and caught fire.

December 27, 2022

Kayakers skim across frozen creek in Maryland to rescue downed pilot

A pilot whose single-engine plane crashed into a frozen creek in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, shortly after takeoff Monday was rescued by two kayakers and a local police officer, Maryland State Police announced.

December 27, 2022

Facial recognition software leads to mom being kicked out of Radio City Music Hall over her employer

A mom chaperoning Girl Scouts to see a Christmas event at Radio Music Hall last month was kicked out after facial recognition software identified her as an employee of a New Jersey law firm battling the venue's owner.

December 22, 2022

Over 5,700 flight delays and over 2,000 cancellations as winter storms blast America

Winter storms blasting America have caused chaos at the nation's airports in the midst of the holiday travel season.

December 22, 2022