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New program trains churches, congregants to assist with mental health needs
Sixteen peope sit around long tables in a church room with a cross on the wall. They are being trained and getting certification in a Faith in Mental Health program started by former state Rep. Frank Sossamon.

By Diana Lopez Key Takeaways: Mental health is a sensitive and oft...

Posted: August 14, 2026, 8:22 am
For families separated by prison, a day of games, hugs and ‘a little bit of normalcy’
People sit around tables doing arts and crafts during a prison Parent Day. Colorful markers are in the foreground.

Key Takeaways: By Rachel Crumpler It would have been an ordinary S...

Posted: August 13, 2026, 8:30 am
Remediation of former landfill sites still in limbo despite yearslong parks closures
Grassy area next to the Durham Teen Center at Lyon Park, the site of an old landfill, blocked off with orange, plastic net fencing.

By Skye Crawford The notation of a city incinerator on a 1937 map ...

Posted: August 12, 2026, 8:39 am


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