Brad Matthews

Man sentenced to 40 years for 2023 murder at D.C.’s Ivy City Hotel

A federal judge in the District sentenced a man to 40 years in prison on Friday for the murder of a Virginia woman at the Ivy City Hotel in Northeast three years ago.

January 17, 2026

Over 20 e-bikes, scooters found dumped in Potomac River near Trump-Kennedy Center

A local environmental nonprofit found more than 20 e-bikes and scooters in the Potomac River near the Trump-Kennedy Center this month.

January 17, 2026

Remains found in Washington state in 2006 finally identified as former Oregon mayor

A set of remains found on a beach on a native reservation in Washington state in 2006 have been identified as those of a former mayor from Oregon.

January 17, 2026

Over 800 nurses at Washington hospital report overtime pay concerns

Unionized nurses at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in the District of Columbia protested Thursday against the hospital, alleging wage theft.

January 16, 2026

Twins arrive in dramatic fashion; first on Maryland interstate, second at hospital

Firefighters helped a woman give birth to the first of her twin girls on a Maryland Interstate 270 exit ramp Friday morning before taking her to a hospital, where she delivered the second child.

January 16, 2026

Terrapin hatchling found at National Zoo

The National Zoo has found a painted river terrapin hatchling born to two of its adult turtles.

January 16, 2026

Death cap mushrooms in California kill 3, lead to liver transplants in 3 others

A death cap mushroom outbreak in California has killed three adults and led to liver transplants in three other patients.

January 16, 2026

Preschool-age child dies from flu in Virginia

The Virginia Department of Health on Thursday reported the state's first pediatric flu death of the season.

January 16, 2026

X claims free users can’t use its AI to undress people anymore, but reports suggest otherwise

The X Safety team says that people will no longer be able to use the X version of the AI Grok chatbot to edit existing images to undress people, though multiple reports suggested that this isn't yet the case.

January 15, 2026

How to get your $20 credit from Verizon following nationwide outage

Verizon is quickly working to make amends with people who were affected by the wireless data and voice service outage across the U.S. on Wednesday. The company announced it will give impacted customers a $20 credit for the inconvenience.

January 15, 2026

Dancing in the aisles: New York restaurants could soon boogie legally

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, will direct the state's liquor officials to create a hybrid license that would allow for dancing in some restaurants.

January 15, 2026

Two Florida teens die in collapsed sand hole they were digging

Two teen boys digging a sand hole at a park in Florida died when the hole collapsed and left them buried for more than an hour.

January 15, 2026

Commanders, architects reveal renderings of new stadium in District

The Washington Commanders and architectural firm HKS on Thursday released renderings of the stadium the team is building in the District.

January 15, 2026

NASA aims to have nuclear reactor on moon by 2030

NASA wants to develop a nuclear reactor on the moon's surface by 2030 so that it can be used to support manned missions to Mars.

January 14, 2026

Zoe Saldana passes Scarlett Johansson as the top-grossing movie star in the world

Multi-franchise actress Zoe Saldana is now the top-grossing movie star worldwide of all time, passing Scarlett Johansson.

January 14, 2026

FDA asks that suicide warning labels be taken off GLP-1 weight-loss drugs

The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it wants suicide warning labels on GLP-1 weight-loss drugs to be removed.

January 14, 2026

Good Samaritan passerby rescues two toddlers from Florida highway

A good Samaritan saved two toddlers who had wandered onto a Florida highway after getting out of the back gate of a nearby house.

January 14, 2026

Teacher at Northern Virginia middle school arrested, accused of throwing shoe at student

A special education teacher in Woodbridge, Virginia, was arrested this week over accusations she threw a shoe at a student last month.

January 14, 2026

Meta blocked more than 544,000 Instagram, Facebook accounts for Australian youth ban

Meta says it blocked more than 544,000 accounts across its platforms to comply with Australia's ban on social media for kids under 16.

January 13, 2026

Student at Stone Bridge High School killed by maintenance vehicle near the school

A student at Stone Bridge High School died Tuesday after being struck by a vehicle driven by a Loudoun County Public Schools employee.

January 13, 2026