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  • NC State's T.J. Warren, Duke Jabari Parker lead all-ACC voting

    NC State's T.J. Warren and Duke's Jabari Parker led the way in all-ACC voting by both the media and the coaches, setting up an interesting reveal when Player of the Year is announced Tuesday at 1 p.m. 1 hour ago

  • NC plans anti-littering education, crackdown

    The state of North Carolina wants you to keep your trash in your vehicle, rather than by the side of the road. "Litter Free NC," a new state campaign, aims to teach people about the true cost of throwing a cigarette or bottle out the window. 2 hours ago

  • Stolen passports probed in Malaysian plane mystery

    Authorities questioned travel agents Monday at a beach resort in Thailand about two men who boarded the vanished Malaysia Airlines plane with stolen passports, part of a growing international investigation into what they were doing on the flight. 18 minutes ago

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Jack Madden riding Hurricane Fly on the gallops at Cheltenham racecourse on March 09, 2014 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

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Durham Food Truck Rodeo photos

Photos from the Food Truck Rodeo at Durham Central Park.

Sports

N.C. State's T.J. Warren (24) pulls in a rebound from Wake Forest's Devin Thomas (2) during second half of N.C. State's 82-67 victory over Wake Forest at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, February 11, 2014.

NC State's T.J. Warren, Duke Jabari Parker lead all-ACC voting

NC State's T.J. Warren and Duke's Jabari Parker led the way in all-ACC voting by both the media and the coaches, setting up an interesting reveal when Player of the Year is announced Tuesday at 1 p.m. 1 hour ago

Local/State News

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair leaves the courthouse following a day of motions, Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Less than a month before Sinclair's trial on sexual assault charges, the lead prosecutor broke down in tears Tuesday as he told a superior he believed the primary accuser in the case had lied under oath.

General's court-martial is thrown into jeopardy

The sexual assault case against an Army general was thrown into jeopardy Monday when the judge said the military may have improperly pressed ahead with a trial to send a message about its determination to curb rape and other widespread misconduct. 4 minutes ago

Business

Charlotte-based Chiquita Brands International is merging with Irish fruit company Fyffes.

Chiquita merger to make largest banana firm raises questions on incentives

Less than two years after Chiquita moved its headquarters to Charlotte, the company said Monday it will merge with Irish fruit company Fyffes, throwing its $22 million worth of incentives into question. 9 minutes ago

Politics

Gov. Pat McCrory

McCrory says Duke Energy didn’t meet its responsibility in coal ash spill

Gov. Pat McCrory took questions at a Raleigh private school for an hour Monday and ended the forum with his own: ‘How do you pay for it?’ The remark came in reference to the recent Duke Energy coal ash spill into the Dan River.

Nation/World News

People prepare to release a sky lantern during a candlelight vigil for passengers aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines plane in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, March 10, 2014. The search operation for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 which has involved 34 aircraft and 40 ships from several countries covering a 50-nautical mile radius from the point the plane vanished from radar screens between Malaysia and Vietnam continues after its disappearance since Saturday.

Stolen passports probed in Malaysian plane mystery

Authorities questioned travel agents Monday at a beach resort in Thailand about two men who boarded the vanished Malaysia Airlines plane with stolen passports, part of a growing international investigation into what they were doing on the flight. 18 minutes ago

Living

This tiny home is less than 200 square feet. Sixty people spent the weekend at a Raleigh Holiday Inn learning the nuts and bolts of tiny homes, which have been inching up in popularity in recent years.

Raleigh seminar shows a big appetite for tiny homes

About 60 people spent the weekend at a Raleigh Holiday Inn learning the nuts and bolts of tiny homes, which have been inching up in popularity in recent years.

Entertainment

From left, Josh Radnor as Ted, Billy Zabka as himself and Neil Patrick Harris as Barney in “How I Met Your Mother.”

What to Watch on Monday: ‘Bachelor’ ends, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ gets darker

Only a few episodes left of “How I Met Your Mother” and it’s looking more and more like the finale is headed toward the darkest timeline.

Opinion

Waiting to decide who should pay for ash pond cleanups

Duke Energy says ratepayers should bear the cost of removing coal ash from storage ponds, but information from a federal investigation into the utility and state regulators may shed new light on who is responsible for the hazard and who should pay. 2 hours ago

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