Brad Matthews

TikTok spicy gum challenge sends 10 Massachusetts elementary students to the hospital

A TikTok challenge featuring a super-spicy bubble gum sent 10 elementary schoolers in Orange, Massachusetts to the hospital Tuesday.

April 8, 2023

Maryland man pleads guilty to role in scheme to steal and alter checks from U.S. mail

A Hanover, Maryland man pleaded guilty Friday to his role in a check theft and forgery scheme that cost victims $486,716 in losses.

April 8, 2023

Towing company to pay $90,000 settlement for illegally selling military service members’ cars

A towing company in Virginia Beach has agreed to pay $90,000 to settle a federal lawsuit accusing it of illegally auctioning off the cars of military service members.

April 7, 2023

LSU’s Angel Reese says she’ll visit White House after all

LSU women's basketball captain Angel Reese said Friday she will visit the White House with her NCAA champion team, after several days of attacking first lady Jill Biden for saying she would suggest that the runner-up Iowa Hawkeyes be invited, too.

April 7, 2023

Illinois man arrested in connection to break-in at Michael Jordan’s unoccupied Chicagoland mansion

An Illinois man has been arrested on three misdemeanor charges in connection with a break-in at NBA superstar Michael Jordan's unoccupied Chicagoland mansion.

April 7, 2023

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs confirms he pays $5,000 daily for sampling ‘Every Breath You Take’

Sean "Diddy" Combs' 1997 song "I'll Be Missing You" is not only a eulogy for slain rapper Biggie Smalls. It's also a cash cow for Police frontman Sting, who received $5,000 daily due to the song.

April 7, 2023

Pacific Ocean regulators decide to close California salmon fishing season for 2023

The Pacific Fishery Management Council on Thursday finalized its recommendation to close commercial and recreational salmon fishing off the California coast until 2024.

April 7, 2023

Judge rules that Chicago violated disabilities act by not providing proper signals for the blind

A federal judge ruled that the city of Chicago violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to provide accessible signals to blind pedestrians at city crosswalks, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.

April 6, 2023

Ikea recalls ‘Blavingad’ children’s magnetic fishing game due to choking hazard

Swedish furniture retailer Ikea recalled Thursday its "Blavingad" children's fishing game Thursday, which uses wooden pieces with metal rivets moved by a magnet-tipped fishing line.

April 6, 2023

Brooklyn man admits distributing the fentanyl-laced heroin that killed ‘The Wire’ actor

A Brooklyn man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute opioids including the dose of fentanyl-laced heroin that killed "The Wire" actor Michael K. Williams.

April 6, 2023

Mega Millions jackpot leaps past $400 million

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot jumped up from $385 million to $414 million ahead of Friday's drawing, surpassing the $400 million mark for the first time in months.

April 6, 2023

John Travolta’s white three-piece suit from ‘Saturday Night Fever’ up for auction

Buyers will have a chance to boogie down and own a piece of movie history when John Travolta's white three-piece suit from 1977's "Saturday Night Fever" goes on auction.

April 6, 2023

5 D.C. fifth-graders sent to hospital after eating gummies possibly containing drugs

Sharing gummies led five fifth-graders at the District of Columbia's Key Elementary School to the hospital Wednesday. The gummies possibly contained a controlled substance.

April 6, 2023

Team of Australian and Japanese researchers find deepest-swimming fish ever recorded

A team of Australian and Japanese researchers has set the record for the deepest fish ever filmed, after observing a type of snailfish swimming more than five miles underwater.

April 5, 2023

D.C. police accuse four teen boys in spate of robbery incidents

The Metropolitan Police Department announced the arrest of a group of four teenage boys from across the District on suspicion of four recent robbery incidents.

April 5, 2023

Volkswagen recalls 143,000 SUVs over passenger-detection issue

Volkswagen had announced a recall of 2018-2021 Atlas and 2020 Atlas Cross Sport sports utility vehicles due to problems with the occupant-detection system for the front passenger seat.

April 5, 2023

Home of NBA’s Miami Heat drops FTX for new sponsor Kaseya

The NBA's Miami Heat has a new arena name: Kaseya Center.

April 5, 2023

Ohio man arrested in woman’s shooting death, claims firearm discharged on accident

A man was arrested by the Miami County Sheriff's Office in Ohio after he admitted to police in a neighboring jurisdiction that he fatally shot an old friend, purportedly by accident.

April 5, 2023

Nurse practitioner convicted of overprescribing more than 1 million opioid pills

Tennessee nurse practitioner Jeffrey Young, also known as the "Rock Doc," was convicted of illegally prescribing over 1 million opioid pills to hundreds of patients, the Justice Department announced.

April 4, 2023

Overdose recovery spray Narcan is now available from D.C. vending machines

The District is trying to fight the city's opioid overdose epidemic by dispensing Narcan at vending machines.

April 4, 2023