Brad Matthews

2 beluga whales rescued from shuttered Canadian park have died since relocation to Chicago aquarium

Two female beluga whales transferred from the defunct Marineland of Canada theme park to Chicago's Shedd Aquarium have died shortly after their relocation.

September 5, 2026

Carbon monoxide leak at Gaithersburg apartment complex sends at least 11 to the hospital

At least 11 people were hospitalized Saturday after carbon monoxide leaked at an apartment complex in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service said.

September 5, 2026

Grosvenor-Strathmore, Medical Center, Bethesda Metrorail stations to reopen on Labor Day

The Grosvenor-Strathmore, Medical Center and Bethesda Metrorail stations along the Red Line will reopen Monday following months of work that ended on time and within the budget.

September 5, 2026

Australia to pull researchers from remote island before elephant seals die en masse from bird flu

Australian officials, citing "psychosocial risks," said they will evacuate the Macquarie Island research station this fall so people there don't witness bird flu ravaging the elephant seal population come springtime.

September 5, 2026

American Airlines flight diverted to Baltimore due to disruptive passenger

An American Airlines flight was diverted Thursday to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport because of a rowdy passenger who now faces charges in Maryland.

September 4, 2026

Largo man sentenced to nine years for transporting child pornography into D.C.

A Largo man will spend nine years in prison after being caught with child pornography on his phone while trying to meet up to have sex with a minor.

September 4, 2026

Team of scientists recreates sounds of insects from Jurassic period

A multinational group of scientists was able to use the Jurassic fossils of katydid ancestors to reproduce the sounds they made.

September 4, 2026

Man crushed to death by bus at Virginia’s Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

A man working under a tour bus at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna died Thursday after the support structure failed, causing the vehicle to crush him.

September 4, 2026

Police detain Magruder High School student accused of assault, having a BB gun

Montgomery County police on Thursday detained a student at Col. Zadok Magruder High School in Derwood on assault and weapons charges.

September 3, 2026

WNBA’s Li Yueru can’t play in FIBA World Cup for China after passport got lost in the mail

WNBA player Li Yueru will be unable to join the Chinese team in Berlin for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup starting Friday after her passport got lost in the mail.

September 3, 2026

Uber lays off 10% of workforce

Rideshare and delivery app company Uber axed 10% of its employees Wednesday in an effort to streamline corporate organization and save money.

September 3, 2026

Portions of National Mall closed until January for turf, tree restoration

Parts of the National Mall were closed Tuesday and will remain closed through Jan. 24 so the National Park Service can restore turf and foliage.

September 2, 2026

U.S. Mint is selling $1 coins featuring President Trump for America’s 250th

The U.S. Mint began sales at noon Wednesday of $1 coins bearing President Trump's face to honor America's 250th anniversary.

September 2, 2026

Montgomery County writes 269 tickets for drivers passing stopped school buses already

Montgomery County wrote up 269 citations to drivers during the first week of the 2026-27 school year for passing stopped school buses.

September 2, 2026

Parents of nonverbal 5-year-old Saylor Hayes arrested a day after her body was found

Authorities arrested the parents of nonverbal autistic 5-year-old girl Saylor Hayes in Tennessee on Tuesday, a day after she was found dead in South Carolina.

September 2, 2026

Hungarian man steals small plane, lands in field and tries to commandeer passerby’s car

A Hungarian man is accused of stealing a small plane, flying it and landing while intoxicated and then trying to take the car of a passerby who stopped to help him.

September 1, 2026

Maryland man facing federal charges for posts threatening Trump and Secret Service

A Maryland man appeared in federal court Tuesday on charges of threatening President Trump and the Secret Service in a series of Facebook posts.

September 1, 2026

Smithsonian to place the National Museum of the American Latino in an existing building

The Smithsonian Institution has decided to locate the National Museum of the American Latino in the Arts and Industries Building.

September 1, 2026

Man accused of wrong-way DUI crash on I-270 that killed a mother, daughter

A Germantown man is accused of driving the wrong way on Interstate 270 while drunk and causing a head-on collision that left a mother and her daughter dead.

September 1, 2026

Thieves break into Spanish museum, steal 3,000-year-old gold artifacts

Thieves broke into a municipal museum in Villena, Spain, almost 250 miles southwest of Barcelona, and stole 3,000-year-old gold artifacts rediscovered in the town in 1963.

August 29, 2026