Matthew Claxton

I am a CCNA- and BCYCNA-award winning reporter. Raised in Langley, I have covered the news here for most of my 20-year career, with a focus on local politics, crime and homelessness.

Phone: 604-994-1054
Email: matthew.claxton@langleyadvancetimes.com

Recent Work by Matthew

Surrey RCMP warn public about violent sex criminal

Brian Abrosimo is to live in a halfway house in Surrey – is banned from Langley, Abbotsford

Nov 23, 2023 12:41 PM Read more >

One wounded in Langley shooting

Police are asking for tips and dash cam footage

Nov 21, 2023 9:20 AM Read more >

Fast bus lines announced in Surrey, Langley, Maple Ridge, White Rock, Burnaby

New routes will have dedicated lanes, pre-payed boarding, rail-style stations

Nov 16, 2023 12:40 PM Read more >

Building under construction collapses onto Langley car dealership

Wall tumbled during Saturday-morning windstorm that struck South Coast

Nov 13, 2023 10:20 AM Read more >

Judge to decide fate of B.C. Hells Angel facing fraud extradition

Court Vasseur is one of two men accused in a $35 million scheme

Nov 9, 2023 5:00 PM Read more >

B.C. mink farmers sue province over 2021 COVID-19-related shutdown

Lawsuit claims undue influence exercised when health authorities closed Fraser Valley farms in 2021

Nov 9, 2023 8:30 AM Read more >

Mink farm shutdown caused by undue influence, lawsuit claims

COVID-19 was blamed when health authorities closed Fraser Valley farms in 2021

Nov 8, 2023 3:00 PM Read more >

Bring buses to Gloucester or give up TransLink taxes: Langley mayor

Industrial park has never had transit services despite repeated lobbying

Nov 7, 2023 9:00 AM Read more >

House arrest, 3-year driving ban for B.C. realtor who dragged cop with car

David Foxwell sentenced for incident in Leduc, Alberta

Nov 3, 2023 10:50 AM Read more >

‘Black Mamba’ charged, car rams B.C. RCMP station as woman hangs out door

New charges against former MMA fighter Kultar Gill in Langley police station crash

Nov 2, 2023 7:32 AM Read more >