Morning fog will clear quickly; sunny afternoons return with highs near 80°F and a warm weekend ahead.

GMRI Inc., the Darden subsidiary behind Olive Garden, is weighing a cold‑storage distribution site at 3623 Lazy Hawk Road that could mean about 80 jobs and a $9.35M investment in Rock Hill.

CMPD says its Central Division sweep under Operation Queen City Safe resulted in 18 arrests, 12 guns and about 233 grams of suspected narcotics. The department posted the totals on Facebook.

Greystar delivered Archer Eastfield Station, a 402‑unit North Charlotte complex pitched at renters near 80% AMI; leasing is underway and amenities include co‑working pods and EV chargers.

Families in Charlotte‑Mecklenburg Schools have launched petitions and raised privacy and screen‑time concerns about the i‑Ready program, saying it cuts into classroom instruction.

Dōzo’s move to Dilworth and its menu of hot honey karaage, crab fried rice and inventive small plates has made the tiny kitchen a nightly draw.

Cabarrus County is set to vote June 1 on a plan to dissolve Squad 410, a supplemental fire unit, a move that would cut full‑time and part‑time firefighter positions. County officials say the change aims to reduce duplication and they will offer job help for affected staff.

A former High Point Walmart manager was arrested in Charlotte on May 26 accused of embezzling $121,471 from the store, local reports say.

A Clover patrol officer was arrested after deputies say she threatened her boyfriend with a firearm. She faces felony charges and has been placed on unpaid administrative leave.

A Mooresville couple says their builder walked away — leaving flooding and hundreds of thousands in repairs — and a court entered an almost $1.6M default judgment. Public dockets show Nest and related entities tied to a string of suits.

A 50-year-old woman was killed when her Toyota RAV4 left Red River Road, struck a fence and overturned near Waterford Park Drive, Rock Hill police say.

Red @ 28th has reopened in North Charlotte at 3509 David Cox Road after closing its Dilworth location; hookahs start at $25 and the kitchen opens at 3 p.m. daily.

A Charlotte man wanted on an attempted-murder warrant was arrested in York County Wednesday night. Authorities say the man was taken into custody without incident.