In today’s news: Orange County public health officials get the word out about available mental health resources, like the 988 crisis hotline. Also: a former UNC basketball star is indicted as part of a federal investigation into NBA game-fixing; dozens of Tar Heel athletes earn All-ACC academic honors; and Carolina Connection’s Zoe Behrendt profiles UNC soccer legend Carla Overbeck, the former captain of the U.S. women’s national team.

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