🌱 Canceled Flights + COVID Record Broken + Deadly Crash

Good morning, people of Charlotte! It's me again, Cassie Fambro, your host of the Charlotte Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 58 Low: 34.

Here are the top stories today in Charlotte:

1. North Carolina woman sues city, police over brother’s death (Charlotte Observer)
2. NC sets record for daily COVID-19 percent positivity rate, almost 4900 hospitalized (WBTV)
3. American Airlines Cancels 806 Charlotte-Based Flights (Charlotte Patch)
4. ‘Family of first responders’: Foundation pays off mortgage on home of CMPD Officer killed in I-85 crash (WNCT)
5. Reckless Driving, Speeding Result In Deadly Crash, Police Say (Charlotte Patch)

Today in Charlotte:

• Senior Citizens Nutrition Program - Latin American Chamber of Commerce (12:00 AM))

• Mobile Food Pantry - West Charlotte High (12:00 PM)
• Is Starting a Business Right for You? SCORE Virtual Workshop Series #2 -- #5 (5:45 PM)
• Virtual High School Open House - Corvian Community School (6:00 PM)
• Query Letters for Novels and Memoirs (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• ArtPop Street Gallery: "🗣️ ATTENTION, ATTENTION PLEASE!!⁠ ⁠ Our second full-time employee, Brooke Gibbons, is joining the ArtPop Street Gallery ranks today! ⁠ ⁠ Brooke is an indigenous CHamoru curator and arts leader, and will be joining our team as Manager of..." (Instagram)
• CMPD Animal Care and Control: "Thank you Mt Pleasant Animal Rescue for taking this turtle." (Facebook)
• ArtPop Street Gallery: "🗣️ ATTENTION, ATTENTION PLEASE!! Our second full-time employee, Brooke Gibbons, is joining the ArtPop Street Gallery ranks today! Brooke is an indigenous CHamoru curator and arts leader, and will be joining our team as Manager of Operat..." (Facebook)
• City of Charlotte Government: "Transportation & Planning Committee Meeting - January 24, 2022" (Facebook)
• City of Charlotte Government: "The committee reviews and recommends policy related to comprehensive initiatives designed to create affordable housing and provide opportunities that align with creating great neighborhoods." (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.