Dump trucks rolled into a Durham park. By evening, the homeless camp was back

On Monday morning, the fragile peace at Oakwood Park was broken by the sound of dump trucks and heavy machinery.

In a coordinated effort to reclaim the public space, the city of Durham moved to clear a long-standing homeless encampment that has become a flashpoint for a city struggling to balance public health with an ongoing housing crisis.

But by that evening, the tents were back…

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