Brad Matthews

Customs and Border Protection agents find cocaine inside cheese wheels

On Thursday, Customs and Border Protection agents in Presidio, Texas, found a hidden "ingredient" in a traveler's cheese wheels -- seven bundles of cocaine.

July 22, 2023

Feds net guilty pleas from Baltimore men involved in shooting attack on DEA agent

A pair of Baltimore men have pleaded guilty in a case involving the attempted murder of a Drug Enforcement Administration agent.

July 21, 2023

Customs and Border Protection air crew intercepts a quasi-submarine smuggling cocaine

A self-powered semi-submersible vessel carrying four tons of cocaine was caught off of Mexico's Pacific coast, said Customs and Border Protection.

July 21, 2023

Human remains found in duffel bag in Texas

Human remains were inside a duffel bag found Thursday by people feeding animals at a property in Bexar County, Texas. The bag was in the open.

July 21, 2023

Florida babysitter charged with manslaughter after death of infant left in hot car

A babysitter was arrested and charged with manslaughter Wednesday, accused of leaving a baby in a hot car for hours earlier that day, causing the child's death.

July 21, 2023

AMC Theatres drops tiered pricing, will offer comfier seating

AMC Theatres announced Thursday that its Sightline tiered pricing plan that charged less for front row seats and more for seats farther back with better views will not be permanent after all.

July 21, 2023

Brinks armored-truck driver shoots person dead in Prince George’s County Starbucks

An Upper Marlboro man died Wednesday after being shot by a Brinks armored-truck employee in a Starbucks in Forestville, Maryland.

July 20, 2023

Small roadside library that resembles Montgomery County speed camera taken down

A small roadside free library in Kensington that was painted gray and shaped like a squat Montgomery County speed camera, has been taken down by county officials.

July 20, 2023

‘Missed him by inches’: Fatal crash caught on camera sends car airborne into home, missing toddler

A Missouri woman was killed this week after the vehicle she was driving went airborne and crashed into a house.

July 20, 2023

German police on the prowl for possible lion on the loose near Berlin

Police in Berlin and its surrounding suburbs are searching for a big cat, suspected to be a lioness, spotted hunting boars in nearby woods in the wee hours Thursday.

July 20, 2023

Family of girl burned by McDonald’s Chicken McNugget to receive $800,000 in damages

A Miami-area jury on Wednesday awarded $800,000 to the family of a girl who suffered a second-degree burn from a McDonald's Chicken McNugget in 2019.

July 20, 2023

Teen arrested, suspected of carjacking Uber driver while armed in D.C.

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested for his purported role in the recent carjacking of an Uber driver in D.C.'s Southeast area, police said.

July 20, 2023

Rejuvica makers ordered by FTC to refund customers at least $650,000

The manufacturers of a supplement that claimed to reduce cravings for alcohol will now have to refund at least $650,000 to customers under a Federal Trade Commission order proposed Wednesday.

July 19, 2023

Georgia girl missing for two years rescued from Mexico, reunited with her father

A Georgia girl who was 4 years old when she went missing in April 2021 has been reunited with her father after being found in Mexico.

July 19, 2023

Gator bites snorkeler in U.S. Forest Service swim area in Florida

The Alexander Springs public swimming area in Florida's Ocala National Forest was shut down temporarily Monday after an alligator bit a man while he was snorkeling.

July 19, 2023

Taco John’s restaurant chain surrenders rights to Taco Tuesday trademark in victory for Taco Bell

The phrase Taco Tuesday will now be available to most after restaurant chain Taco John's abandoned its claim to the phrase in a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office filing Tuesday.

July 19, 2023

Hunters snag record-breaking Burmese python in Florida swamp

A pair of hunters operating in the Big Cypress National Preserve made history when they caught a 19-foot Burmese python, the longest such snake ever caught in Florida.

July 13, 2023

Tampa-area sinkhole that killed man in 2013 opens for third time

A sinkhole in Seffner, Florida, that swallowed part of a house and killed a man in 2013 reopened Monday, the third time the sinkhole has appeared.

July 13, 2023

3 decomposed bodies found near Colorado campsite

A hiker's tip led to the uncovering of three heavily decomposed corpses near the Gold Creek Campground in Colorado, the Gunnison County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday.

July 13, 2023

Powerball jackpot surges to $875 million, the third-largest prize in game’s history

The Powerball jackpot has grown to $875 million -- the third-largest prize in the lottery's history -- after no one picked all of the winning numbers Wednesday night.

July 13, 2023