Salt Lake City faces scattered thunderstorms and a flash-flooding threat Wednesday before temperatures surge past 100 degrees for the weekend.

A St. Paul man was sentenced to 12 years after pleading guilty in a cartel-linked meth trafficking and kidnapping conspiracy.

Raleigh will add a 3% processing fee to credit, debit and digital‑wallet utility payments starting Sept. 1. The city says the charge covers card‑processing costs and lists fee‑free payment options.

TDOT says three East Tennessee intersections saw sharply fewer crashes after targeted safety upgrades, including new all-way stops.

Eleven people were shot and one was stabbed across Chicago’s South and Southwest sides, leaving two people dead and several others hospitalized.

Suspected human remains were found outside Franklinton during the search for missing man George Stevens.

Santiago’s Beer Garden is back in East Harlem eight months after a devastating fire. A community-backed recovery helped bring the restaurant and its workers back.

A former Ann Arbor resident was sentenced to 225 months after investigators uncovered Discord chats with children as young as 10.

Dallas faces another triple-digit day Wednesday, with a Heat Advisory through 8 p.m. and the week’s worst heat arriving Friday.

A 55,000-square-foot YMCA will replace a Columbus State surface parking lot after winning unanimous Downtown Commission approval.

Portland’s sunny stretch peaks Friday before a brief chance of light rain Saturday. Warmer weather returns early next week.

Denver gets a hot, stormy Wednesday before a weekend heat surge that could push temperatures to 102 degrees.

El Paso faces highs from 104 to 106 degrees through Friday as a Heat Advisory remains in effect.