Federal officials are planning to move forward with the closure of thousands of acres of U.S. Forest Service land in central ...

Knoll View Place will be built on the site of the former homeless encampment, Camp Shameless. Hardin acknowledged to The Dispatch that the camp removal was traumatic for the homeless residents ...

Regardless of shelter space, camping is unlawful underneath or within 50 feet of any railroad viaduct located in the downtown police precinct, or within three blocks of any homeless shelter if ...

Bellingham police recently made an arrest related to a knifepoint robbery at a Belllingham homeless camp that was reported more than a year ago. Officers stopped Nicholas William Toby, 36 ...

That’s a major shift, considering Spokane is already part of a state-local partnership, formed under the Homeless Housing Assistance Act (HHAA), that allows camping only when shelters are full.

So sometimes … we may only be able to give them canned goods,” Freeman said. United MegaCare, a global philanthropic organization, hosted a food giveaway at the church April 9 in conjunction ...

Ottawa, April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global canned food market size was calculated at USD 122.72 billion in 2024 and is expected to expand from USD 127.63 billion in 2025 to ...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- The Washington State Supreme Court said the city of Spokane does not have the authority to enforce the homeless camping ban passed by voters in 2023. In November 2023 ...

In accordance with city code that lays out protections for people who are homeless, police likely won't shut down the Leonard Street camp as long as residents stay out of busy right-of-ways and ...

But dealing with adversity is nothing new to most of those living in the community, and while they may not have a lot of possessions, most try to make sure their neighbors have what they need ...

The Fresno City Attorney’s Office last week lost its first case against a homeless man set for prosecution under a tightened no-camping ordinance that has netted hundreds of arrests since last year.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington Supreme Court struck down Spokane’s ballot initiative banning homeless camping near schools, parks and childcare facilities, regardless of the availability of shelter ...