August 18: Developers trying to buy Hawaii land after fire. DNA links suspect to Rachel Morin death.

J. Scott Wilson

Updated: Aug 18, 2023 / 06:36 AM CDT

A general view shows the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Good morning! It’s Friday Aug. 18, 2023. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Developers trying to buy Hawaiian real estate amid fire recovery

A general view shows the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

2. Hawaii governor: Sirens could have sent people running into fire

A group of volunteers who sailed from Maalaea Bay, Maui, form an assembly line on Kaanapali Beach on Saturday Aug. 12, 2023, to unload donations from a boat. Maui residents have come together to donate water, food and other essential supplies to people on the western side of the island after a deadly fire destroyed hundreds of homes and left scores of people homeless. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

2. Grand jurors in Georgia Trump case face threats, racist attacks

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has also faced an onslaught of violent and racist threats in right-wing forums and on social media.

4. Rachel Morin case: DNA links Calif. suspect to Maryland killing

Rachel Morin. Credit: Facebook

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A woman in Texas could be one of two girls missing from Chicago for 22 years.

Numerous leads have surfaced since Diamond and Tionda Bradley went missing from their Chicago-area home 22 years ago, but a recent lead about a woman in her 20s living in Houston has given the family renewed hope.

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