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Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band in concert at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre in Raleigh, NC, Tuesday night, April 22, 2014.

Jimmy Buffett in concert | 04.22.14

Photos from his Margarita tour stop in Raleigh with the Coral Reefer Band

Guide to candidates: 2014 primary

Learn more about Triangle and statewide candidates running in the primaries May 6.

Sports

N.C. State’s Carlos Rodon pitches during a game earlier this season. The Wolfpack enters Friday’s pivotal series against Georgia Tech tied for 11th place and in danger of not making the ACC Tournament.

ACC baseball outlook: NC State in trouble, Duke, UNC in good shape to make tournament

NC State has to win and hope those in front of it lose in order to make the 10-team ACC tournament. 2 hours ago

Local/State News

After the Oct. 24 N.C. State Fair accident that injured five people, investigators said this orange loop jumper wire and a similar black loop jumper had been installed improperly, to override safety features on the Vortex ride.

NC Labor Department issues $114,200 in fines, adds details in Vortex ride accident

The ride owner and operator tampered with the Vortex ride on two separate dates, overriding safety protections, before the ride malfunctioned Oct. 24 and injured five people at the NC State Fair, the Labor Department report said. 1 hour ago

Business

In this photo made on Friday, March 28, 2014, construction continues on a housing plan in Zelienople, Pa. The Commerce Department releases new home sales for March on Wednesday, April 23, 2014.

Sales of new US homes plunge 14.5 percent in March

The number of Americans buying new homes plummeted in March to the slowest pace in eight months, a sign that real estate's spring buying season is off to a weak start. 20 minutes ago

Politics

Judge halts new state-mandated teacher contracts in Durham, Guilford counties

A Superior Court judge on Wednesday put a halt to school boards giving raises to teachers who give up tenure, issuing a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit brought by Guilford and Durham school boards. 3 hours ago

Nation/World News

In this April 16, 2014 image from video Dr. Naheed Khan, right, works with Roger Pontz, left, on an exercise to test how well he sees shapes on a computer screen at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, April 16, 2014, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Pontz suffers from a degenerative eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa and is the second patient in the U.S. to surgically receive a “bionic eye” since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration signed off on its use last year.

Michigan man among 1st in US to get 'bionic eye'

A degenerative eye disease slowly robbed Roger Pontz of his vision.

Living

N.C. State University senior Sydney Smith, 22, works on the stained glass that will accompany her pieces for the upcoming Art2Wear fashion show. Smith’s line features leather, silk and stained glass.

Art2Wear show focuses on the evolution of fashion

For more than a decade, students in NC State’s colleges of design and textiles create exactly what the show’s title implies – wearable art. 53 minutes ago

Entertainment

From left: Eric Stonestreet, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Ty Burrell in “Modern Family.”

What to Watch on Wednesday: ‘Modern Family’ goes Down Under

The “Modern Family” gang travels to Australia so that Phil can fulfill his mother’s wish to visit the country where he was conceived.

Opinion

Republican U.S. Senate candidates are negative about everything, even each other

Where are the original ideas and vision in Republicans candidates for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina? 2 hours ago

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