Brad Matthews

Fairfax County Public Schools trying out weapons-detection system

Fairfax County Public Schools is deploying free-standing weapons detection scanners that are more sensitive than traditional metal detectors at high schools and secondary schools.

April 17, 2025

New Eli Lilly-made GLP-1 pill could work as well as its injectable Mounjaro, Zepbound

A new pill taken orally could be as effective for type 2 diabetes and weight loss as comparable injectable products, Eli Lilly announced Thursday.

April 17, 2025

United Airlines flight forced to return to Denver after a rabbit got sucked into plane engine

A United Airlines flight had to return to Denver after a rabbit got sucked into an engine while the plane was taking off, causing a fire.

April 17, 2025

District man charged with stabbing Metro Transit Police officer at Navy Yard

A District man has been charged with stabbing a Metro Transit Police Department officer who tried to stop him from evading his fare at the Navy Yard Metrorail station.

April 16, 2025

American pastor kidnapped in South Africa rescued unharmed following fatal shootout

An American pastor kidnapped from a South African church by armed men during services last week was rescued by police following a shootout.

April 16, 2025

FAA testing drones in Cape May, New Jersey

The Federal Aviation Administration began drone-detection testing in Cape May, New Jersey, this week, flying more than 100 commercial drones to see if safety systems pick up on their presence.

April 16, 2025

Metro Transit Police officer stabbed in the face at Navy Yard station

A Metro Transit Police Department officer was stabbed in the face when attempting to enforce fares at the Navy Yard Metrorail station, which serves the Washington Nationals' stadium.

April 16, 2025

Keystone pipeline reopens at reduced pressure following North Dakota oil spill

The Keystone oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. has reopened at reduced pressure, after being closed for six days following an oil spill in North Dakota.

April 16, 2025

Kennedy Center lighting up nightly in red, white and blue

The Kennedy Center in the District of Columbia will be cloaked in red, white and blue lights each night as a patriotic tribute to the nation, the performing arts institution announced Tuesday.

April 16, 2025

Spain’s Sagrada Familia designer advances toward Catholic sainthood

Antoni Gaudi, architect of Barcelona's still-unfinished Sagrada Familia basilica, was declared "Venerable" Monday, close to Catholic sainthood.

April 16, 2025

Person with measles visited Five Guys location in Northwest D.C., health officials say

A person confirmed to have measles visited the Five Guys restaurant at 1400 I Street Northwest this month while they were contagious, D.C. Health announced Monday.

April 15, 2025

Florida women arrested, accused of selling human remains on Facebook

Two Florida women were arrested last week over accusations they bought human bones and sold them on Facebook Marketplace.

April 15, 2025

WATCH: Oh, deer! Police help wandering animal hoof it out of Louisville YMCA

A deer possibly displaced by recent flooding wandered into a Louisville, Kentucky, YMCA recently, with police escorting it off the property.

April 15, 2025

Montgomery County’s Sandy Spring Friends School to close after 64 years

Sandy Spring Friends School, a Quaker establishment in Maryland serving students from preschool through 12th grade, is closing after more than six decades due to financial difficulties.

April 15, 2025

Bomb explodes outside Athens office of Greek train company Hellenic Train, none injured

A bomb exploded outside the Athens office of Greek privately owned railway Hellenic Train Friday. No injuries were reported in the incident and caused light material damage.

April 12, 2025

Luigi Mangione’s lawyers: Justice Department directive to seek death penalty is a social media stunt

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, filed Friday to prevent federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty.

April 12, 2025

Maryland driver’s licenses will now have option for ‘nonapparent disability’ title

A new bill passed in the Maryland General Assembly would, once signed into law, allow for driver's license applicants to ask for a nonapparent disability designation.

April 12, 2025

Four arrested in D.C. for using fire extinguisher as distraction while trying to rob Chanel store

Four men were arrested at a Chanel store in the District of Columbia on Friday after they used a fire extinguisher as a diversion in an attempted robbery, police say.

April 12, 2025

South Carolina man arrested for repeatedly calling 911 to get free rides to the hospital

A Sumter, South Carolina, man was arrested earlier this week after he repeatedly called 911 to get rides to a local hospital for free even though he did not need medical treatment.

April 12, 2025

Woman arrested for posing as a man to bilk elderly victims out of $1.5 million in romance con

A Pawnee, Oklahoma, woman was arrested this week, accused of posing as a man under multiple aliases and scamming four out-of-state elderly women out of $1.5 million.

April 11, 2025