Foggy mornings give way to hot, humid afternoons and scattered storms. Heat index could top 100°F through the weekend.

Hot and humid Wednesday with scattered afternoon storms and heat‑index near 100°F.

Lincoln Property Company acquired The Spectrum Companies and folded its 4.4M-square-foot portfolio into Lincoln’s Carolinas platform; Spectrum’s Charlotte team will move into Lincoln’s SouthPark headquarters.

An 8‑year‑old who reportedly drank bleach at a Bruceton Mills campground was found restrained and seizing in a car; a Dawson woman has been charged.

Chickadee, the Seaport’s popular Mediterranean restaurant, will close after service this Saturday. Owners thanked regulars in an Instagram post.

North Port police are investigating a death at Grande Court Apartments on Greenwood Avenue; authorities say there is no threat to the public.

A family from Georgia is mourning 2-year-old Brayden Tennyson after an accidental shooting at a Kissimmee vacation rental. Investigators say an unsecured handgun inside a vehicle was fired by a 4-year-old relative.

An 18-year-old identified as Juan Carlos Castillo Bujanda was found shot in a downtown Indianapolis hotel lot; police are investigating.

A Ypsilanti man was arrested after an hours-long Romulus barricade where police say a woman was held against her will.

Upper Darby School District plans to tear down the closed Delaware County Memorial Hospital and redevelop the site as a career and technical education campus. Procurement and permitting are already moving forward.

A Baltimore jury convicted Kevin Glenn Jr. in a Park Heights road‑rage shooting; a judge on Monday imposed a 55‑year sentence after prosecutors said one victim lost an eye.

Raleigh will top out near 97F today; triple-digit heat arrives ThursdayFriday with heat indices potentially topping 104F. Watch for Canadian wildfire smoke and weekend storms.

MEDIC pronounced one person dead after a shooting Tuesday on the 1400 block of Eastcrest Drive. CMPD homicide detectives are investigating; no suspects named.