🌱 Walmart Shooting + Teacher Charged + 4th COVID Shot?

Happy Wednesday, people of Charlotte! Here's everything you need to know going on today.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 59 Low: 38.

Here are the top stories today in Charlotte:

1. Security guard fires gun after assault in a Charlotte Walmart parking lot, reports say (Charlotte Observer)
2. CMS middle school teacher charged with disseminating child pornography (WCNC.com)
3. Charlotte faces Chicago on 4-game home slide (Kansas City Star)
4. 4th COVID Shot? Those At-Risk In North Carolina May Be Eligible (Charlotte Patch)
5. Crew member threatened on flight from Charlotte to Los Angeles, forcing diversion to New Mexico (WBTV)

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Today in Charlotte:

• Monthly Chamber Business Luncheon February 2022 (11:00 AM)
• HOMAGE TO THE BLACK SOUTH: ART AND CULTURE APPRECIATION SERIES (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• CMPD Animal Care and Control: "Thank you Destination Home Puppy Rescue for taking Patches." (Facebook)
• City of Charlotte Government: "City Council Strategy Session - February 7, 2022" (Facebook)
• Charlotte Fire Department, Charlotte NC: "Carbon Monoxide is a silent killer; it is colorless, odorless & tasteless, making it difficult for you to know when you are at risk. Install CO Alarms in a central location and on every level. When one sounds, immediately move to fresh a..." (Facebook)
• City of Charlotte Government: "Unified Development Ordinance Virtual Presentation - February 8, 2022" (Facebook)
• Charlotte Mecklenburg Library: "Thank you for supporting our mobile library, Catawba County Library System! We're proud to be in the club." (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.