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Brewgaloo 2014 and other events worth checking out in April.

First Look: See staff photographer Chris Seward's photos from the Wake Tech Culinary Arts Showcase event held at the Raleigh Convention Center. In addition to a traditional cooking contest, there was also a TV food show - style hot foods competition where students from culinary schools across the Southeast were all given the same box of "mystery" ingredients and had to prepare several dishes within a given period of time.

First Look: Wake Tech Culinary Arts Showcase | 04.01.2014

Wake Tech Culinary School hosts its annual Culinary Arts Showcase at the Raleigh Convention Center...

Sports

Cortlund Beneke, top, helps to clean the individual LED lights on the 32'x64' Blue Monster Video Board in left field at the newly renovated Durham Bulls Athletic Park. There are over 3.5 million LED lights being used on different displays in the ballpark. The Durham Bulls stadium is undergoing round-the-clock work to it's roughly 20 million dollar renovations before opening day in Durham on Thursday, April 3, 2014.

Durham Bulls' stadium gets $20 million makeover

Durham Bulls fans will notice changes big and small throughout renovated Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The Class AAA affiliate in the International League of the Tampa Bay Rays play in the DBAP, which is in its 20th season of operation. 7 minutes ago

Local/State News

Raleigh Police show off some of their new patrol cars outside the Duke Energy Center in downtown Raleigh on Wednesday. They are, from right, the Dodge Charger, Ford Interceptor and Chevy Caprice. They will replace the Ford Crown Victorias as they age out of service.

Raleigh police go with Big Three carmakers for new fleet of cruisers

Raleigh police are using one Chrysler vehicle, one Ford and one General Motors car to replace its all-Ford fleet of aging Crown Victorias, but the contest is not over yet.

Business

In this March 11, 2014 frame grab taken from video, Jeremy Horning speaks to a reporter in Southfield, Mich. Horning returned to school after losing his job as a logistics manager at a warehouse. Horning now works part time at a call in center.

More Americans see middle class status slipping

A sense of belonging to the middle class occupies a cherished place in America. It conjures images of self-sufficient people with stable jobs and pleasant homes working toward prosperity. 24 minutes ago

Politics

Raleigh offers to buy Dorothea Dix property for $38 million

In the opening round of negotiations for the 308-acre former psychiatric hospital campus, Raleigh leaders have offered to buy the Dorothea Dix property from the state for $38 million.

Nation/World News

A police officer checks drivers' IDs outside the main gate at Fort Hood, Texas, after a shooting at the Army base Wednesday, April 2, 2014. One person was killed and at least 14 injured in a shooting Wednesday at Fort Hood.

Officials: 4 dead, including gunman, at Fort Hood

A gunman opened fire Wednesday at Fort Hood in an attack that left four dead, including the shooter, law enforcement officials said. 6 minutes ago

Living

Mix-and-match sport coats and trousers are the easiest thing for guys to adopt, such as this Saddlebred Sport Coat ($125) from Belk.

Spring fashion trends for men: Knit ties, masculine florals and lots and lots of blue

Pastels (the lighter the better) are big for men this spring, but 2014’s standout shade is blue. 2 hours ago

Entertainment

Caleb Johnson of Asheville performs on “American Idol.”

What to Watch on Wednesday: One North Carolinian left in ‘American Idol’ Top 8

Caleb Johnson of Asheville is North Carolina’s remaining hope for “Idol” glory.

Opinion

McCutcheon ruling compounds damage of Citizens United

By lifting contribution limits, the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority unleashes more special-interest money into federal elections. 3 hours ago

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