Brad Matthews

Stranded in Death Valley: Belgian tourist’s hiking adventure goes wrong

A Belgian man had to be rescued by park rangers in Death Valley National Park in California after going too far alone into a canyon and ending up in a steep gully.

January 21, 2025

New option for treatment-resistant depression gets FDA green light

Johnson & Johnson medication Spravato, a ketamine-based nasal spray, was approved Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration for use as a sole treatment for depression.

January 21, 2025

New fires break out in Southern California

San Diego County is the latest to get hit with wildfires, with the Pala, Riverview and Lilac blazes breaking out Tuesday.

January 21, 2025

Black Eyed Peas cancel Las Vegas concerts

The Black Eyed Peas' residency at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas for later this year has been canceled. The group cited "current circumstances."

January 21, 2025

Frigid temperatures in Missouri produce loud sounds due to frost quakes

Missourians noted hearing bangs and crashes the past couple of days, the result of frost quakes from freezing weather.

January 21, 2025

Georgia officials put kibosh on poultry shows, swaps, sales after bird flu detection

Bird flu was confirmed in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia on Friday, so state agriculture officials ordered a halt to multiple poultry-related activities to stop the spread.

January 18, 2025

Capital One customers still reporting outage issues, but bank sees progress

A Capital One service disruption that began Thursday due to a power outage suffered by a third-party vendor continued Saturday, but the bank says it's making headway.

January 18, 2025

Rockville man convicted of smuggling cocaine into Dulles via cakes

A federal jury convicted a Rockville man this week on drug charges after he smuggled over 4.5 pounds of cocaine hidden in desserts and soup mix from Colombia to Virginia's Dulles International Airport.

January 18, 2025

Good Samaritans, Coast Guard rescue fishermen from capsized boat off Alaska

Some good Samaritans and the U.S. Coast Guard helped recover two fishermen from frigid waters near Alaska this week.

January 18, 2025

Chef at Raleigh restaurant shoots two co-workers, killing one, before turning gun on himself

The executive chef at a French restaurant in Raleigh shot two people at his workplace Friday, killing one and injuring another. He then turned the gun on himself and remains in critical condition at the hospital.

January 18, 2025

New York man accused of attacking, killing homeless people in Miami with metal rod, wooden plank

A man was arrested Thursday and charged with murder after, police say, he attacked homeless people in Miami with a metal rod and a wooden plank with nails in it, killing two and injuring two more.

January 17, 2025

People’s March gathering Saturday at multiple D.C. locations to protest second Trump administration

Protesters with the People's March, rebranded from the Women's March, are set to gather at multiple locations across the District Saturday to demonstrate against the incoming Trump administration.

January 17, 2025

State Farm axes Super Bowl spot, citing focus on ongoing Los Angeles wildfires

Insurance company State Farm has canceled plans to air a spot during Super Bowl 59, citing the ongoing fires in Los Angeles as the company's primary focus.

January 17, 2025

Capital One customers experience problems with deposit access

A Capital One service disruption that began Thursday has continued into Friday, with thousands of customers reporting their inability to access direct deposits or see their account balances.

January 17, 2025

Man dies after crashing car through Arlington Memorial Bridge barrier, plunging into Potomac River

A man hit another car and veered off the road and through the Arlington Memorial Bridge barrier Thursday, causing his car to fall into the Potomac River. He has since died.

January 17, 2025

Homeless people near New Orleans’ Superdome cleared out ahead of Super Bowl

With the Superdome in New Orleans set to host the Feb. 9 Super Bowl, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, put the state to work getting homeless people off the streets near the stadium.

January 17, 2025

Eagles fan who insulted Packers fan with misogynistic pejorative fired, banned from Eagles stadium

A Philadelphia Eagles fan caught on video harassing a pair of Green Bay Packers fans and using a misogynistic pejorative has since been fired from his DEI-focused job.

January 16, 2025

Pilot removed from cockpit on Southwest flight, accused of being drunk

A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested Wednesday after being removed from the cockpit at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport in Georgia on suspicion of drunkenness.

January 16, 2025

Inauguration Day coincides with MLK Day: Here’s what’s open and closed in the D.C. area

Monday's inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump falls on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Some businesses, government offices and schools will be closed, and area transit will operate on an altered schedule.

January 16, 2025

Trump’s second inauguration projected to be coldest in 40 years

President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated Monday, and it will be freezing. The National Weather Service is expecting a high of 24 degrees, the coldest Inauguration Day since 1985.

January 16, 2025