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January 27, 2023

• HS Wrestling Update: Wednesday’s third round NCHSAA dual-team tournament pairings
• Eritrean, Ethiopian restaurant owner was a ‘big brother and father’ to many in Charlotte
• NC man finds perfect gift for wife’s birthday: A $5 lottery ticket that hit a jackpot.
• 2 Great Danes maul mail carrier handing package to homeowner, NC police say
• At South Mecklenburg, Peter Moye quietly having the type of season you should know about
• Billy Packer, who broadcast 34 Final Fours, has died in Charlotte. He was one of a kind
• ‘I share in the anger.’ Charlotte reacts to Memphis police killing of Tyre Nichols
• Three new teams - from Mecklenburg, Iredell and Burke Co. - join The Observer Sweet 16
• Wilks issues statement on Panthers hiring Reich: ‘I know what it means to persevere’
• Who are the best options at quarterback for new Panthers coach Frank Reich?
• Murdaugh trial: Defense attorneys make a big ask of the jury | Opinion
• Union County to follow North Carolina law, kills plan for early school year start
• Driver hits and kills 62-year-old in North Carolina car wash crash, police say
• Newborn found dead near train tracks, prompting a search for clues, NC cops say
• The worst and best nursing homes in the Charlotte area, based on federal ratings
• Can you get pulled over in NC for having bright headlights? Here’s what the laws say
• One of Ted Budd’s first bills as NC’s senator is based on a GOP lie | Opinion
• Officer shortage part of slower 911 police response times in Charlotte, officials say
• Big changes in store for two WBTV news anchors in Charlotte 
• Angry customer hurls ‘scalding’ soup at teen worker, North Carolina cops say
• People scoffed, but Speaker Moore may be right about NC transit spending | Opinion
• 225+ Charlotte-area restaurants that have opened — or plan to — in 2023-24
• We’ve said goodbye to these Charlotte-area restaurants in 2023 — and a few returned
• Fresh tacos, aquas frescas + more are coming to Birkdale Village in Lake Norman tonight
• Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop brings popular cheesesteaks, turkey subs to Steele Creek
• Charlotte retailers that promote creatives are closing. But they won’t be gone for good.
• First look: State of Confusion opens today, with funnel cakes and Peruvian-influenced ceviche
• One-on-one with NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace about the Hornets, Michael Jordan
• Eight isn’t enough. Why that number has affected the Hornets and makes them wonder