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January 5, 2022

• Why the Charlotte 49ers are a team you shouldn’t sleep on in CUSA play
• Another big night from Brock Rose, another big W for Ardrey Kell. Knights stop South Meck
• Readers respond: Lessons learned after years of wrestling with COVID in NC
• As Mecklenburg sheriff looks to move inmates, some NC county jails say they can’t help
• Charlotte police ask public to help identify a suspect in an assault and attempted rape
• Panthers’ Haason Reddick ‘would love to be back’ with Carolina next season
• Wednesday’s Girls High School Basketball Rewind: boxscores, stars, schedule
• NC man’s seminars on defrauding the IRS cost the government $38 million, feds say
• StarMed closes COVID testing site for the day after man threatened worker with shotgun
• New No. 1 in boys All-NC statewide HS basketball rankings; Shuffle in girls standings
• Watch familiar faces from West Charlotte begin their ‘Amazing Race’ tonight
• In Friday showdown, Chambers boys will try to end long losing streak to North Meck
• Here are donors to the Charlotte Observer’s Empty Stocking Fund
• Man accused of breaking into sleeping woman’s home left critical clue behind, NC cops say
• NASCAR said no to ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ sponsorship. Now sponsor is threatening to sue
• Need to get to the hospital? Charlotte Medic says try Uber or Lyft instead of ambulance
• Woman with revoked license faces DWI charge in crash that killed 2 people, CMPD says
• West Coast power grid at mercy of climate change — and prices may soar, study finds
• Want to go see a Davidson basketball game? You’ll need to prove your vaccine status
• Holiday lights spark ‘scary’ house fire near Charlotte captured by doorbell camera
• 2nd suspect charged in 14-month-old toddler’s possible fentanyl overdose, NC police say
• With $13.6 million investment, Atlanta company expands operation into Charlotte region
• Mecklenburg County liquor stores change hours, citing labor shortages due to COVID
• Empty Stocking Fund donations surpass pre-COVID giving for local families in need
• Hear from Charlotte’s planning director near the end of his controversial tenure
• Charlotte gift shop ‘pausing’ after 11 years leaves one less spot to shop for local art
• Looking for authentic N95 or KN95 masks? Here’s where to find them in Charlotte and online
• ‘No quick fix.’ COVID-stricken Mecklenburg jail has more than half of its jobs open
• Your 5-minute guide to the best things to do in Charlotte | Jan. 7-13
• AEW’s polarizing TNT Champ Cody Rhodes defends his title at Bojangles’ Coliseum Saturday
• ‘These causes call me’: Charlotte-based, Iraqi-born cartoonist spreads messages of unity
• Mary Tribble, ‘spiritual seeker,’ finds kinship with fourth great-grandmother
• A restaurant named for mac & cheese opens soon in the Charlotte area
• Brooks Sandwich House is closing temporarily — hold that burger craving ‘til next week
• Behind the scenes: Check out the new Resident Culture + El Toro Bruto, opening this week
• PJ Washington is back. He noticed something while he was out and how Hornets need him