🌱 Wild Winter Weather + Jail Concerns + Humane Society Goals

Morning, Charlotte! Let's get you started this Tuesday with everything you need to know going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 45 Low: 32.

Here are the top stories today in Charlotte:

1. NC inspectors: Depopulation needed due to critically low staffing levels in 'unsafe' Mecklenburg jail (WBTV)
2. Quick-moving North Carolina redistricting suit trial begins (Charlotte Observer)
3. 2 killed as car loses control on wet road, crashes head-on with box truck in Iredell Co. (WBTV)
4. Humane Society of Charlotte shatters adoption goal number in 2021 (WBTV)
5. Live webcam video shows Heavy snow falling in Boone, NC (Charlotte Observer)

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Today in Charlotte:

• Virtual Teacher Workday - Corvian Community School (12:00 AM)
• MCHS Teacher Workday - Cato Middle College High (3:00 AM)
• Basketball vs AK (Home) - South Mecklenburg High (10:30 AM)

From my notebook:

• CMPD Animal Care and Control: "RESCUE ONLY Sandy - 2 years/Female Arrived 12/29 A1188173 Pregnant." (Facebook)

• ArtPop Street Gallery: "Meet our newest Board Member, Catherine Noyes!⁠ ⁠ Catherine is the Principal-in-Charge | Project Executive at Gresham Smith, a design firm that specializes in "solutions for life’s most essential infrastructure and institutions."⁠ ⁠ On j..." (Instagram)
• CMPD Animal Care and Control: "Since winter re-asserted itself, we still have straw bales available at 8315 Byrum Dr for pets that cannot come inside. 2 bales per household please." (Facebook)
• City of Charlotte Government: "If a fallen tree is obstructing or completely blocking a street, CALL 911 immediately. Other non-emergency public tree issues can be reported online or through the CLT+ mobile app. Learn more about tree safety and see the list of recent ..." (Facebook)
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg District Attorney's Office: "It's a new year and new beginning for Assistant District Attorney Kevin Minton, who is retiring. ADA Minton served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 20 years and then joined the Mecklenburg County District Attorney's Office, where he has fait..." (Facebook)

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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.