Patchy fog this morning, then a 50% chance of afternoon storms. Heat builds into the 90s with triple‑digit heat by midweek.

Mecklenburg’s 2025 community health assessment finds 40% of Latino residents lack a regular primary care doctor and nearly 70,000 are uninsured.

DaBaby’s No Knife Chicken & Waffles is slated to open mid‑July at 700 Atando Ave in north Charlotte, promising chicken-and-waffles, a full bar and late-night hours.

Myers Park Baptist has voted to remove “Baptist” from its name — the congregation will now be known as Myers Park Covenant Church, leaders say.

Muggy morning turns into mid-90s with a 30–40% chance of storms this afternoon. Isolated strong gusts possible; cooling centers are available.

Playa Bowls has inked a multi‑unit franchise deal to bring several shops to the Charlotte area, with the first shop slated for Tega Cay. Local operator Coleen Jeter will lead development across the region.

Nourish Up opened a 10,000‑square‑foot Home Court Kitchen at its west Charlotte Hunger Hub, finishing a multi‑year build and boosting Meals on Wheels capacity for homebound neighbors.

Kannapolis approved annexation of roughly 20 acres for a Trackhouse facility that will support research, development, maintenance and training for the racing organization.

Charlotte Douglas expects heavy Fourth of July crowds and will pilot facial‑matching e‑gates at Checkpoint 2 to help ease security during the holiday rush.

Sunny and 91°F today in Charlotte; storms return Friday and heat will climb into the 90s this weekend.

A 77-year-old man was struck by a windshield that detached from a rolling Piney Grove fire engine north of Kernersville. Two firefighters and the homeowner were hospitalized and the Highway Patrol is investigating.

Medical‑office availability in Charlotte has fallen to a record low as population growth and hospital expansion outpace new construction. Independent practices are feeling the squeeze.

Two people were hospitalized and three people were rescued after two residential fires in Salisbury on Saturday, the fire department said.