Brad Matthews

Vehicle arson, heavy police activity in Tijuana leads U.S. consulate to issue shelter in place order

A wild Friday night in Tijuana led the U.S. consulate there to warn American government employees to shelter in place and avoid going out.

August 13, 2022

Peloton to slash nearly 800 jobs, shutter stores after 90% drop in stock value

Peloton has announced a massive overhaul, including 784 layoffs, price hikes for its bikes and treadmills, and the shuttering of storefronts in 2023.

August 13, 2022

Vegas’ wettest monsoon in a decade floods casinos, leaves two dead

Heavy rains in Las Vegas Thursday produced flash flooding that saw casinos soaked and two people dead.

August 13, 2022

14 injured after car careens into Ireland’s Four Courts pub in Arlington

A car crashed into Ireland's Four Courts pub in Arlington at around 6:45 p.m. Friday, injuring 14 people, eight of whom were hospitalized.

August 13, 2022

Actress Anne Heche declared legally dead, one week after crashing car into a Los Angeles house

Actress Anne Heche, known for her work on the daytime soap "Another World" and the 1997 film "Donnie Brasco," has been declared legally dead a week after she was seriously injured in a car crash.

August 12, 2022

OSHA investigating deaths of three Amazon workers at N.J. warehouses

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration is investigating the deaths of three workers at Amazon warehouses in New Jersey in the past month.

August 12, 2022

Rare coloration saves lobster from getting served at a Mississippi Red Lobster

Employees at a Mississippi Red Lobster chose to spoil the boil after discovering a 1-in-30 million lobster with rare orange coloration.

August 12, 2022

South Carolina woman fatally impaled by airborne beach umbrella

A beach umbrella in Garden City, South Carolina, became unmoored and went flying Wednesday, impaling a local woman in the chest.

August 12, 2022

Oregon police bust catalytic converter trafficking ring that moved $22 million in gear; 14 indicted

Police in Beaverton, Oregon, said they culminated a monthslong investigation of a catalytic converter trafficking ring that moved $22 million in merchandise by charging 14 suspects, including the alleged leader.

August 12, 2022

Florida man arrested, accused of stealing luggage worth $16,000 as an airline subcontractor

A Florida man was arrested Wednesday after he was accused of stealing $16,000 worth of luggage from two flyers while working at Destin-Fort Walton Beach airport once an Apple AirTag device tipped off the items' location.

August 12, 2022

Postal Service announces price increases for 2022 holiday season

The U.S. Postal Service has announced a holiday price hike, going into effect on Oct. 2 and staying in effect until Jan. 22, 2023.

August 11, 2022

Mich. man expanding his fiber optic internet to 600-plus homes with $2.6M in COVID recovery cash

A Michigan man who built his own fiber optic internet service provider rather than shell out money to Comcast is expanding his network with federal COVID relief aid.

August 11, 2022

Man and dog escape unharmed after shark bites their paddleboard off California coast

A paddleboarder and his pooch have survived a close encounter with a shark off the coast of Pacific Grove, California.

August 11, 2022

San Francisco transit station uses hawk to scare pigeons away

Bay Area Rapid Transit in San Francisco has adopted a novel solution to dealing with pigeons and their droppings: using a bird of prey to scare them away.

August 11, 2022

New York landlord attempts to defeat the heat with an illegal rooftop pool

A New York City landlord tried to beat the heat by skirting rules with a rooftop pool, before the city's Department of Buildings had it drained.

August 11, 2022

Man attempts to break into Cincinnati FBI facility, car chase ends in standoff with police

An armed suspect attempted to break into the FBI Visitor Screening Facility in Cincinnati, Ohio, before fleeing the scene, resulting in a police chase that ended up in a standoff in a cornfield.

August 11, 2022

New York City plans to use tolls in 2023 to ease congested traffic in Manhattan’s business district

Drivers entering Manhattan's central business district could have to pay a toll as soon as the end of 2023, thanks to a proposed policy called congestion pricing.

August 11, 2022

30 Texas state police officers will be stationed in Uvalde schools to start the new school year

Uvalde students returning to school on Sept. 6 will see additional police officers protecting them, four months after a fatal shooting at an elementary school exposed security flaws and left the community reeling.

August 11, 2022

United Airlines makes a $10 million deposit for 100 flying four-person electric taxis

United Airlines is betting on a "Jetsons"-style future for commuters by putting down a $10 million deposit on a fleet of 100 flying four-person taxis from Archer Aviation.

August 10, 2022

Wild jaguar last seen in Arizona in 2015 resurfaces south of the border in Mexico

"El Jefe," a northern jaguar last spotted in Arizona's Santa Rita Mountains in 2015, has been spotted again, this time in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains in Mexico's Sonora state.

August 10, 2022