WASHINGTON — Christopher, a Marine Corps veteran who survived a truck explosion while serving in Afghanistan, said the near-death experience caused him to consider his own mortality and how he wants ...

Last week, the city council approved a resolution amending municipal fees. As part of that, the cost of a green burial plot ...

ARKANSAS, USA — Among the unenviable tasks a funeral director has to perform is guiding the grief-stricken through one of the saddest times of their lives and then handing them a bill indicative of ...

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Planning a funeral doesn’t always have to mean a traditional cemetery burial with an expensive metal or wooden casket lined with luxurious fabrics. In many New Hampshire towns, you can choose a more ...

Please excuse my inquisitive, yet sometimes bizarrely morbid, mind. I rarely remember my dreams, but I get a general recollection of what they were about based on my first Google search of the day.

The Minnesota Legislature made Steve Wheeler’s last wish a reality during the 2024 session. Thanks to the Lake Elmo man’s courageous advocacy as he battled a terminal illness, Minnesotans will soon ...

A green funeral featuring a biodegradable casket for Beverley Anne Babb, held at Wake Memorial’s green burial site, Pine Forest, July 2021. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Gray. Death in the Triangle is ...

BROOKSHIRE, TEXAS - Denise Manos stood under the hot Texas sun, staring at the 68-acre prairie springing to life ahead of her. She'd come here, to the newly opened Blazing Star Sanctuary in Brookshire ...

This story was originally produced by the Concord Monitor. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative. Planning a funeral doesn’t always have to mean a ...