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First Look: Staff Photojournalist Jill Knight's raw edit from the Pieces of Gold dress rehearsal at Memorial Auditorium on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 in Raleigh.

Scenes from Pieces of Gold rehearsals

Explore some of Tuesday's Pieces of Gold dress rehearsals by Wake County students at Memorial...

The haunting silouetted statue of Charles Duncan McIver looms on the east side of the state capitol building in downtown Raleigh. McIver was a North Carolina educator and statesman who was founder and president of the state's first Normal and Industrial College For Women.

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Sports

Miami's Tonye Jekiri (23) and Rion Brown (15) celebrate their 87-77 victory over North Carolina in the ACC Championship game against Miami on Sunday March 17, 2013 at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.

DeCock: Saturdays are better days to celebrate ACC title

In the post-expansion era, the ACC tournament means more than it has in a long time. So why not move the title game to Saturday, when the champion wouldn't be quickly eclipsed by the NCAA tournament?

Local/State News

Raleigh police officers and firefighters suit up as they set up an isolation zone around a Sheetz convenience store at Capital Boulevard and Thornton Road after employees at the station reported finding suspicious containers on March 12, 2014.

Fire, police investigate suspicious containers at Raleigh gas station

Raleigh police and firefighters blocked off a Sheetz convenience store and gas station at Capital Boulevard and Thornton Road on Wednesday morning. 35 minutes ago

Business

Morinaga America Foods finished buying 21 acres of land near Mebane on Monday, closing the deal with Orange County for a new factory. Construction could start within weeks. The factory is expected to begin production by June 2015.

Mebane candy factory construction set to begin

Work on a new factory near Mebane for Japanese candy maker Morinaga & Co. will begin in a few weeks, said Orange County's economic development officer.

Politics

Republican Senator Harry Brown, left, talks with Democratic Senator Martin Nesbitt during the session at the Legislature on July 24, 2013.

Christensen: Nesbitt stayed true to mountain populism

NC Senate leader Martin Nesbitt of Asheville, who was buried Tuesday, represented a particular strain of Tar Heel politics - a strongly independent brand of mountain populism.

Nation/World News

FILE - In this March 4, 2014, file photo, Rachel Canning smiles during a hearing at the Morris County Courthouse, Tuesday, March 4, 2014, in Morristown, N.J. Canning, the New Jersey honor student who sued to get her parents to support her after she moved out of their home, has reunited with her parents. The Star-Ledger of Newark reports that the lawyer representing Canning's parents said in a statement Wednesday, March 12, 2014, that the 18-year-old's return is not contingent on any financial or other considerations.

Honor student who sued parents returns home

The New Jersey honor student who sued to get her parents to support her after she moved out of their home has reunited with them. 1 minute ago

Living

Ribollita, topped with bread and cheese, is a hearty – and healthy – blend of beans, tomatoes and kale.

Make vegetables the star of winter stews

New York Times food writer Mark Bittman offers a healthier take on cooking up a stew. There's more complexity and interest in a stew of vegetables, with or without a little meat, than there is in the typical American version of "beef stew."

Entertainment

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2012 file photo, actor Chris Pine attends a press conference for his latest film "Star Trek Into Darkness" in Tokyo. Pine, known for playing Captain Kirk in the "Star Trek" movies, has been charged with drunken driving in New Zealand. Court officials said Wednesday, March 12, 2014, that the 33-year-old American is due to make his first court appearance in the case on Monday, March 17.

Actor Chris Pine charged in New Zealand with DUI

Hollywood actor Chris Pine, known for playing Captain Kirk in the "Star Trek" movies, has been charged with drunken driving in New Zealand. 8 minutes ago

Opinion

Is bigger better? 2014 ACC basketball tourney will answer the question

An Atlantic Coast Conference tournament with 15 teams? Now this should be interesting.

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