🌱 16-Year-Old Killed + Robbery Suspect + COVID Update

Good day, people of Charlotte! Cassie Fambro here with your brand-new Charlotte Daily.

First, today's weather:

Showers around; not as warm. High: 72 Low: 60.

Here are the top stories in Charlotte today:

1. Coronavirus in NC: NCDHHS Secretary Dr. Cohen to give a COVID-19 update (WSPA 7News)
2. Wildfire hits rugged, remote area of North Carolina (Charlotte Observer)
3. Charlotte Man Is Sentenced To More Than Nine Years For Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses (Department of Justice)
4. 16-year-old girl killed in drive-by shooting outside North Carolina home, police say (Charlotte Observer)
5. Crime Stoppers: Police hoping to identify man suspected of robbing woman in east Charlotte parking lot (WBTV)

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Today in Charlotte:

• Veterans Day - on us! (11:00 AM)
• World of Beer Bar & Kitchen Celebrates Veterans Day (3:00 PM)
• They Fight - the best fights in literature (7:30 PM)

Charlotte Patch Notebook

• CMPD Animal Care and Control: "We are honored to be chosen as 2021 Charlotteans of the Year. Thank you Charlotte magazine! " (Facebook)
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools: "The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education voted to name the gymnasium at Harding University High School the Dr. Eric T. Ward Sr. Athletic Center. Learn more: https://www.cms.k12.nc.us/News/Pages/Harding-High-School-gym-named-for-late-..." (Facebook)
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools: "Two new principal appointments were announced at tonight's Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education meeting. Learn more: https://www.cms.k12.nc.us/News/Pages/CMS-announces-new-principals-at-two-Myers-Park-schools.aspx" (Facebook)
• Charlotte Fire Department, Charlotte NC: "The Charlotte Fire Department hiring application process is open with 9 days left. Please join our team. The City of Charlotte offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short term disability & life insura..." (Facebook)
• Charlotte Symphony: "Peter & the Wolf returns! Perfect for kids ages 4-9, this one-hour concert engages all the senses and makes learning about the orchestra fun. Nov. 13 at Knight Theater. Get Tickets. >> bit.ly/csowolf" (Facebook)

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— Cassie Fambro

About me: A Texas-native, I've spent most of my life in Alabama but have recently moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. I have an avid interest in motorsports, so this makes the Carolinas an ideal region to call home. I have a decade of experience in journalism, graduating from the University of South Alabama with honors in journalism with a double major in psychology and a minor in criminal justice. I spent roughly five years of my career in front of a camera in TV news but I have spent years in print journalism and even earned a couple of cool awards like an Edward R. Murrow award along the way. I enjoy covering stories in education, healthcare, government and most of all, stories that directly help people and improve their lives in some way. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my partner Matt, and our two cats, Kenly and Gotenks, going to new restaurants and hanging out at racetracks.

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