🌱 Panthers Moves + Mall Enhancement + Pets For Adoption

Hey, people of Charlotte! It's me again, Cassie Fambro, your host of the Charlotte Daily. It's been a long week but we can get through it together -- this time next week we will be approaching Christmas!

First, today's weather:

Patchy fog in the morning. High: 65 Low: 54.

Here are the top stories today in Charlotte:

1. Video Shows Person Dragged And Kidnapped In East Charlotte (Charlotte Patch)
2. Mobile vaccine unit in North Carolina closes (WCNC.com)
3. Panthers’ Darnold designated to return from injured reserve (WGHP FOX8 Greensboro)
4. Pet Adoption In The Charlotte Area: See New Pets (Charlotte Patch)
5. Charlotte's SouthPark Mall to get multi-million dollar enhancement including brewery, new play area (WBTV)

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Today in Charlotte:

• Orchestra Concert - Myers Park High (12:00 AM)
• Showmar's Mint Hill Spirit Night - Independence High (12:00 AM)
• Winter Choral Concert (7:00pm in Auditorium) (12:00 AM)
• Dance Honor Society Induction - Northwest School of the Arts (1:00 PM)
• Winter Dance Concert - Northwest School of the Arts (1:30 PM)
• Tea Time - Time Out Youth (6:00 PM)
• QCity Metro WorkEnd: December Edition - live performance by Jazz Munkee (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Charlotte Fire Department, Charlotte NC: "Keeping you safe and lighting up the holiday season with Station 16, the "South Park High Rollers!" Established in 1966, the station houses a Ladder and Engine to serve the South Park area. #ElectricalSafety #CFDPRIDE #CFDstrong" (Facebook)
• CMPD Animal Care and Control: "RESCUE/PRE-ADOPT 10 years/Female Arrived 12/14 - Available 12/27 A1189992 Owner passed away. Waiting for next of kin. Has cataracts and is going to need a dental." (Facebook)
• CMPD Animal Care and Control: "Thank you Family Addition rescue for taking this little terrier." (Facebook)
• CMPD Animal Care and Control: "RESCUE/PRE-ADOPT 10 years/Spayed Arrived 12/14 - Available 12/27 Owner passed away. Waiting for next of kin. Will need a dental." (Facebook)
• City of Charlotte Government: "S/O to the Wells Fargo volunteers, Charlotte Is Creative and the artists who helped clean up, prep, and freshen up Maria's Grill of Derita and Derita Dairy Bar & Grill just in time for the holidays. Wells Fargo is providing a $75,000 gra..." (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.