Brad Matthews

Skeletal remains in Virginia are from child a century ago

A set of skeletal remains found in Fishersville, Virginia, by a contractor last month has been determined as a child buried in a coffin in an unmarked grave between the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

June 6, 2023

Unauthorized drone grounds flights at Pittsburgh International Airport

An unauthorized drone spotted near Pittsburgh International Airport grounded flights for 80 minutes Monday.

June 6, 2023

Strip club to reward Vegas Golden Knights with free lap dances for life if they win the Stanley Cup

The Larry Flynt's Hustler Club in Las Vegas is offering the Vegas Golden Knights platinum VIP membership access and lifetime lap dances for free if they win the Stanley Cup.

June 3, 2023

160-year old church for 280-year old Massachusetts congregation burns down

The First Congregational Church in Spencer, Massachusetts burned down Friday. The building dated back to 1863 while the congregation there ultimately dates to 1743.

June 3, 2023

First measles case in Maryland since 2019 reported in Montgomery County

Montgomery County officials warned Friday that recent visitors to a Bethesda, Maryland, ice rink and a Gaithersburg office building may have been exposed to measles by a confirmed patient.

June 3, 2023

Clinical reference lab CEO accused of impersonating technician, wrecking equipment at rival business

The CEO of a New Jersey clinical reference lab is accused of impersonating a vendor technician in order to break into a rival lab to steal and destroy equipment, the Justice Department announced Friday.

June 3, 2023

North Carolina man pleads guilty to escaping from Piedmont Regional Jail in Virginia

A North Carolina man that escaped the Piedmont Regional Jail in Farmville, Virginia, on April 30 pleaded guilty Wednesday.

June 3, 2023

Metrorail will close four Orange Line stations in northern Virginia to replace 40-year-old rail

Starting Saturday, Metrorail will close four Orange Line stations -- Vienna, Dunn Loring, and West and East Falls Church -- to replace decades-old rail.

June 2, 2023

Police in Missouri town remind residents that wrestling a local black bear is illegal

Bear sightings in Salem, Missouri, led the town police to remind residents of an obscure state law: Bear wrestling is a Class A misdemeanor.

June 2, 2023

Not clear for takeoff: Maze of Spirit Airlines flights delayed over tech issues

Network problems among third-party services knocked out the website, mobile app and in-airport kiosks for Spirit Airlines Thursday, causing 606 of the carrier's flights, 71% of its daily total, to be delayed.

June 2, 2023

Woman finds mastodon molar on California beach

A woman visiting a beach in central California on Memorial Day weekend did some amateur paleontology when she found the worn molar of an adult mastodon sticking out of the sand.

June 2, 2023

Hagerstown man accused of selling venomous snake on Craigslist

A Hagerstown, Maryland, man's alleged sale of a West African bush viper on Craigslist could have him paying money to his one customer: the state's Department of Natural Resources.

June 2, 2023

South Carolina man accused of sticking up Kwik Stop with toy gun from 1985 Nintendo video game

A South Carolina man is accused of wielding a plastic pistol, used with the 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System game "Duck Hunt," to rob a Kwik Stop store.

June 1, 2023

Queen hit was almost ‘Mongolian Rhapsody,’ notes reveal

Freddie Mercury nearly named an iconic Queen hit "Mongolian Rhapsody," according to working lyrics on display at Sotheby's in New York starting Thursday.

June 1, 2023

Maryland license plates for the War of 1812 have URL that links to Philippine casino

A URL at the bottom of Maryland license plates made to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner now links to a landing page for an online casino in the Philippines.

June 1, 2023

Game 7 of Heat-Celtics series rates No. 3 among TNT’s watched NBA games

Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals did gangbusters in the ratings for TNT on Monday.

June 1, 2023

Charter boat carrying Israeli and Italian intelligence officials sinks, killing 4

A chartered houseboat on Lake Maggiore near Italy sank Sunday, killing four of the 24 occupants. All 21 passengers were affiliated with Israeli or Italian intelligence and defense teams.

June 1, 2023

Two teens arrested in deaths of two men in Fairfax County Memorial Day drug robbery

Fairfax County Police arrested two teens in connection with the shooting and stabbing deaths of two men in Idylwood, Virginia, on Memorial Day.

May 31, 2023

Florida man accused of faking hate crimes by burning down two houses he owned

A Florida man is accused of burning two houses he owns and staging the arsons as anti-Hispanic hate crimes.

May 31, 2023

Study finds sick workers major factor in food-poisoning outbreaks

Sick workers are a significant factor in food-poisoning outbreaks, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study finds.

May 31, 2023