Brad Matthews

Two-month-old Asian elephant calf Linh Mai on track to debut next week

Linh Mai, the female Asian elephant calf born at Smithsonian's National Zoo in February, is on track to make her public debut next week.

April 15, 2026

High schooler arrested, accused of Sandy Hook graffiti and arson at Bethesda elementary school

Police arrested a teenager Wednesday accused of writing Sandy Hook shooting-related graffiti and setting a fire on property at the Bradley Hills Elementary School in Bethesda.

April 15, 2026

12-year-old boy dies of gunshot wounds at hospital following shooting in Northeast

A 12-year-old boy found Tuesday in critical condition from gunshot wounds in Northeast has died, the Metropolitan Police Department said Wednesday.

April 15, 2026

D.C. police lieutenant charged in Maryland with sexually soliciting a minor and child pornography

Authorities in a Maryland county have charged a D.C. police lieutenant with sexually soliciting a minor and soliciting child sexual abuse material.

April 15, 2026

Chevron exec says that with high gas prices, Americans should drive less

An executive at Chevron has advice for Americans grappling with the rise in gas prices amid the Iran war: Don't drive so much.

April 15, 2026

Maryland environmental officials investigating jet fuel leak at Joint Base Andrews

The Maryland Department of the Environment is investigating the leak of thousands of gallons of jet fuel at Joint Base Andrews.

April 14, 2026

Montgomery County police seek vandal behind Sandy Hook graffiti at Bethesda elementary school

Montgomery County police are searching for the vandal responsible for graffiti referencing the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting at Bradley Hills Elementary School in Bethesda.

April 14, 2026

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette dodges closure, bought by Baltimore Banner’s parent

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is being bought by the nonprofit parent organization of The Baltimore Banner.

April 14, 2026

Felon sentenced for bringing shotgun onto Metro bus

A convicted sex offender was sent to prison on Monday for bringing a stolen shotgun onto a Metro bus in the District of Columbia two years ago.

April 14, 2026

Financial advice influencer sentenced in Ohio federal court to six years in prison for wire fraud

A financial advice influencer was sentenced in an Ohio federal court Friday to six years in prison for wire fraud and aiding in a false tax filing.

April 11, 2026

Iowa farmer sentenced to 13 years for charges including fraud, identity theft and stalking

Between June 2020 and June 2021, Tanner Seuntjens falsely claimed to own thousands of pigs in applications for more than $1.5 million in Coronavirus Food Assistance Program subsidies.

April 11, 2026

Missing children from Fredericksburg recovered safely after their grandmother turns herself in

Four young siblings from Virginia who were declared missing are now in the care of West Virginia child services after their maternal grandmother turned herself in.

April 11, 2026

Fires in Ontario, California: First warehouse, then mall

Several fires broke out at an Ontario, California, mall on Friday, and police arrested a man accused of arson and are looking into whether the incident has any connection to Tuesday's warehouse fire, also in the San Bernardino County city.

April 11, 2026

Surprised red panda scratches Cincinnati zookeeper

A zookeeper at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens stated a young male red panda Friday, which led the animal to scratch the zookeeper.

April 11, 2026

Hunter Biden jokingly challenges Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump to cage match

Hunter Biden, 56, says he would fight Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump in a cage match as part of a YouTube channel's tour.

April 10, 2026

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger vetoes bill that would have allowed casino in Tysons

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, has vetoed a bill that would have made Fairfax County eligible for a casino.

April 10, 2026

America’s first unionized Apple store is closing — and the union is calling foul

The Apple store in Towson, Maryland, the first of the tech giant's U.S. shops to unionize, is due to close in June.

April 10, 2026

217 passengers had no idea their Frontier flight nearly struck two trucks at LAX

A Frontier Airlines plane nearly hit two trucks on a taxiway at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday night.

April 10, 2026

Mail service suspended in neighborhood in California town due to coyote attacks

U.S. Postal Service deliveries to a neighborhood in a Los Angeles-area town are indefinitely suspended following nearby coyote attacks.

April 9, 2026

Pirro wants to press federal charges for suspect who struck child in D.C. while riding ATV

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro wants to charge the unidentified driver of an all-terrain vehicle with a federal offense of aggravated assault for striking a 10-year-old on a street in the District, leaving the child critically injured.

April 9, 2026