An unusual and humorous moment was filmed on January 5, 2026, in Porto, Portugal, when a man used bursts of flame from a car's exhaust to light a cigarette.

MATTOON — The occupants of a car that plunged off of Interstate 57 and into an adjacent pond early Friday morning were treated and released by medical personnel.

MATTOON — Trapped in a car sinking nose first into a frigid pond, there was a moment when Kara Bapp and Tommy Evans looked at each other with fear and hopelessness after their escape attempts had ...