Charlotte athletes looking to break through + Cuzzo’s Cuisine expanding with third location

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Last month, News & Observer and Charlotte Observer journalists published the project When Birth Brings Death, which dove deeply into maternal mortality rates in North Carolina and its toll on families.

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Here’s your news.

1. When this pro golfer isn’t chasing her LPGA dreams, she’s delivering food for Door Dash

The best high school athletes often go on to become good-to-great athletes in college, or some sort of developmental league.

The majority of the those who have hopes of ascending to the top of their respective sports eventually come to a realization that major-league is a very difficult thing to achieve.

Théoden Janes introduces former stars in the area that struggles to make it.

2. Popular Charlotte restaurant Cuzzo’s Cuisine to open third location

Cuzzo’s Cuisine is opening a third shop early next month.

The popular Charlotte restaurant known for its southern fare and comfort foods initially started as a food truck in 2014. It currently has two locations: one in Enderly Park and another in University City.

Catherine Muccigrosso shares more details on the new location.

3. Free IDs now available as NC prepares to implement voter ID. How you can get one.

Voters can now get free IDs at their local community board of elections to comply with the state’s new voter ID requirement.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections announced today that registered voters who don’t currently have an acceptable ID can now get a free ID to be used for voting.

Kyle Ingram has more on how you can get a free ID.

4. Lake Norman search underway for person who jumped from cliff to water, police say

Emergency workers are searching for a possible drowning victim in Lake Norman.

The swimmer jumped off cliffs into the lake and disappeared around 7:45 p.m. in the 21100 block of Nautique Boulevard in Cornelius, according to police.

Joe Marusak continues to update this story.

5. Some more stories to read

• This pristine Charlotte-area waterway is part of Lake Norman. No, it’s not. Yes, it is.

• Theater Review: ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ shifts focus for a modern audience. Does it work?

• A surprising piece of Charlotte history was unearthed during recent renovations

• Cook Out is launching a new breakfast restaurant concept in Raleigh. Here’s what we know

• Panthers, Damiere Byrd hope second time’s the charm in Charlotte for veteran receiver

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