🌱 Police Targeting Gun Crime + Mia Goodwin Benefit + Real Estate

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

First, today's weather:

Cooler; a shower in the a.m.. High: 59 Low: 49.

Here are the top stories today in Charlotte:

1. NC men ran black market ring that raided Charlotte-area home sites for plywood, feds say (Rock Hill Herald)
2. Breweries Host Benefit For Fallen Officer Mia Goodwin's Family (Charlotte Patch)
3. The Charlotte home and remodeling show is in full swing (WCNC.com)
4. North Carolina News (WCCB Charlotte)
5. Uptick In Gun Violence Targeted By Police With Special Unit (Charlotte Patch)

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Today in Charlotte:

• Progress Reports Sent Home - Butler High (12:00 AM)
• National Pancake Month at Flying Biscuit Cafe Park Road (7:00 AM)
• Is Starting a Business Right for You? (5:45 PM)

From my notebook:

• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools: "The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education voted tonight to make masks optional in CMS schools beginning March 7. Learn more about this mask update. https://bit.ly/3sYYoKu @CharMeckSchools" (Facebook)
• Charlotte Mecklenburg Library: "Join the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library as we celebrate the second annual virtual read-in as part of the national African American Read-in. Local authors will read their books and participate in a panel discussion with local teens about t..." (Facebook)
• Charlotte Fire Department, Charlotte NC: "If you know Charlotte Fire Department - Firehouse 4, you know they love the local fur babies, just like this little one! #KeepingYouAndYourPetsSafe #StaySafeStayAlive #CFDpride #CFDStrong" (Facebook)
• CMPD Animal Care and Control: "Adoptable dogs, Blocklet and Lawson, went to Aqua Pups for some water fun! Though it took a bit for them to get the idea of the water, they had a great time." (Facebook)
• CMPD Animal Care and Control: "Albemarle Rd/speedway gas station in that corner of Blair rd and Albemarle" (Facebook)
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools: "During tonight's Board of Education meeting, Sharon Bracey was announced as the new principal at Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences. Bracey is the principal at Garinger High School. Please join us in congratulating her on the move!" (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.