Brad Matthews

New Jersey man charged with criminal mischief for using drone to drop neon-green sea dye into pools

A New Jersey man has been charged with using a drone multiple times to drop neon-green dye into area pools, the local Absecon Police Department announced Monday.

September 6, 2023

Stick shift stymies carjacking attempt in Arlington, Virginia

A trio of suspected car thieves in Arlington, Virginia, left without their ill-gotten gains Monday after realizing the car they were trying to take had manual transmission.

September 6, 2023

Florida man faces criminal charges over fourth attempt to run on hamster wheel-like craft on ocean

A Florida man is now facing federal criminal charges after his failed fourth attempt to use a floating hamster wheel-esque device to traverse the ocean was thwarted by the Coast Guard.

September 6, 2023

California about to be first state to ban caste discrimination

California is on the verge of becoming the first state to ban caste discrimination, as legislators voted Tuesday to forward SB403 to the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat.

September 6, 2023

U.S. auto safety regulators urge recall of 52 million air bag inflators due to shrapnel risk

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration made an initial decision Tuesday that 52 million air bag inflators should be recalled due to a safety defect that causes shrapnel to be ejected toward passengers.

September 6, 2023

FAA imposes temporary ground stop of United Airlines flights at carrier’s request

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a temporary ground stop on all United Airlines flights Tuesday afternoon at the request of the airline.

September 5, 2023

Beach lifeguards in Ocean City, Maryland, make nearly 400 rescues over Labor Day weekend

Ocean City, Maryland, beach lifeguards put the labor into Labor Day weekend, making 380 ocean rescues of swimmers over the course of Saturday and Sunday.

September 5, 2023

Delaware State Police to pay $50K to man who was stopped from warning motorists about speed trap

Delaware State Police will pay a $50,000 judgment to a man who filed a lawsuit after they stopped him from warning motorists about a radar speed trap by tearing up his sign.

September 5, 2023

Texans guilty of intoxicated manslaughter must pay child support under new law

Under a new state law that went into effect Friday, Texas motorists who are convicted of intoxicated manslaughter that kill a child's parent or parents in the crash will now have to pay child support.

September 2, 2023

19th-century schooner that sank over 140 years ago found mostly intact in Lake Michigan

A 156-year old schooner, the Trinidad, that sank in Lake Michigan on May 11, 1881, was found mostly intact, the Wisconsin Historical Society announced Friday.

September 2, 2023

Escaped mental hospital patient in Oregon rescued and recaptured after getting stuck in pond

An Oregon mental patient who hijacked a minivan and escaped despite his restraints during transport Wednesday was rescued and recaptured Friday after getting stuck in a pond.

September 2, 2023

Drought in Texas reveals dinosaur tracks hidden beneath a dried-out riverbed

An ongoing drought in Texas has dried out the Paluxy River, revealing over 70 new dinosaur tracks hidden beneath the now-desiccated sediment at the bottom of the riverbed.

September 2, 2023

Video shows drunk driver calling Nebraska police on himself after driving on wrong side of the road

New video footage released by the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office in Nebraska shows a drunk driver calling the police on himself after driving on the wrong side of the road.

September 2, 2023

Christie’s auction house cancels second sale of jewels of billionaire widow Heidi Horten

The Christie's auction house has canceled its planned November sale of the second portion of the jewelry of Heidi Horten, whose collection has been tied to wealth seized from Jews during the Holocaust.

September 1, 2023

Headless bronze statue said to depict Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius removed from Cleveland museum

A bronze statue supposedly depicting the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius has been removed from the Cleveland Museum of Art, ordered to be seized by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office as part of an investigation into a Turkey-based smuggling ring.

September 1, 2023

Michael Jordan’s author-signed copy of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ to be auctioned

A 35th-anniversary copy of Harper Lee's novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" signed by the author and addressed to NBA superstar Michael Jordan in 1995 is going up for sale at auction.

September 1, 2023

Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial trashed to the tune of $20,000

The Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial was vandalized over the past week, with damages running as high as $20,000.

September 1, 2023

Jimmy Kimmel says Matt Damon and Ben Affleck offered to pay two weeks of his staff’s salary

Late-night host and comedian Jimmy Kimmel revealed on the first episode of his new "Strike Force Five" podcast that his actor friends Matt Damon and Ben Affleck offered to pay two weeks of his staff's salary at the start of the Hollywood strikes.

September 1, 2023

Publisher Gannett calls timeout on high school sports writing AI experiment

National newspaper publisher Gannett has paused the use of Lede AI to write high school sports content for its papers.

August 31, 2023

Bull sit: Man pulled over in Nebraska with bovine riding shotgun

Police in Nebraska had a cow when they saw a man driving eastbound on U.S. Route 275 with a hulking Ankole-Watusi bull jutting out of the car.

August 31, 2023