Brad Matthews

Georgia high school baseball player who was hit by bat is declared brain dead

A high school baseball player in Gainesville, Georgia, was declared brain dead, two weeks after being struck in the head in a batting cage accident.

December 8, 2023

Menorah vandalized outside Montgomery County synagogue ahead of Hanukkah

Hours before the beginning of Hanukkah on Thursday, a menorah outside the Chabad synagogue in Olney, Maryland, was tipped over with damage to lights and one of its arms.

December 8, 2023

Hot air balloon crashes, gets snagged on light pole in Phoenix

A hot air balloon had an awkward landing Thursday morning, getting caught on a light pole as it descended right outside a backyard in Phoenix.

December 7, 2023

White alligator born at ‘gator theme park in Orlando

A rare white alligator was born at the Gatorland Orlando theme park and wildlife preserve, the park announced Friday on Facebook.

December 7, 2023

Golf balls headed for reduced speed by 2028

Golf's rulemakers are aiming to roll back the distance that balls fly on the courses, so they announced new standards Wednesday starting in 2028.

December 7, 2023

Former Jaguars employee accused of spending team money to buy fancy watch, cars and a condo

A former Jacksonville Jaguars employee is accused of stealing more than $22 million from the team from September 2019 through February 2023 by using a virtual credit card to buy vehicles, a condo and other luxury items.

December 7, 2023

Book believed to be nearly 120 years overdue returned to Pennsylvania library

A book sale saw the library in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, recoup a tome missing from its shelves for over a century last week, a copy of "The Cruise of the Esmeralda."

December 6, 2023

Massachusetts firefighters rescue trio of people whose ship ran aground

A trio of people attempting to sail from Boston to Florida ran aground in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Wednesday morning and had to be rescued by local firefighters.

December 6, 2023

Fauquier County, Virginia, man killed in single-engine plane crash

A single-engine plane crashed in Warrenton, Virginia, over the weekend, killing the pilot. He was the only person aboard.

December 6, 2023

Cougar roams Minneapolis enclave

A home security camera in Minneapolis' Lowry Hill neighborhood captured a rare sight in the city: a wandering cougar.

December 6, 2023

Boy dead and woman injured after being attacked by dogs in Portland

A 6-year-old boy in Portland, Oregon, died Tuesday after being attacked by a pair of dogs. An adult woman, the owner of the dogs, was injured trying to protect him from their attack.

December 5, 2023

Endangered Florida panther takes cat nap behind country club’s stairwell

A Florida panther had its cat nap interrupted Monday when people found it snoozing behind a stairwell at Bonita National Golf & Country Club in Bonita Springs, Florida.

December 5, 2023

19th-century British naval shell used as garden garnish is confiscated, detonated

A pair of homeowners in Milford Haven, Wales, are without a weapon shell that had decorated their garden after police said it had to be exploded for safety reasons.

December 5, 2023

Kayaker presumed dead after vessel capsizes amid wind on Colorado’s Lake Granby

Efforts are underway to recover a missing kayaker who is presumed dead in Colorado's Lake Granby. The man's kayak capsized due to wind on the lake.

December 5, 2023

Vinyl Motown record returned to Boston library 45 years late

The Jamaica Plain neighborhood branch of the Boston Public Library got an odd return last week -- a vinyl Motown record 45 years overdue.

December 5, 2023

Machete used for bridge scene in ‘Indiana Jones’ movie up at auction

A distinct machete used during the rope bridge scene in 1984's "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" will be sold at auction this month by Julien's Auctions in California.

December 2, 2023

RemArms aims for Georgia after plant’s 2 centuries in upstate New York

An Ilion, New York, gun plant that started in 1828 is set to close. Owner RemArms, the successor to historic gunmaker Remington Arms, is moving operations to Georgia.

December 2, 2023

Detroit paramedic drunkenly sideswipes cars with a patient in ambulance

A Detroit Fire Department paramedic was drunk behind the wheel of an ambulance with a patient in the back when he struck parked cars Friday, city officials said in a release.

December 2, 2023

Tennessee farmer stuck up to his neck in grain bin is rescued

A Henryville, Tennessee, farmer escaped an unscathed grain bin this week after first responders were able to get him free. The farmer had been stuck up to his neck before the rescue.

December 2, 2023