As temperatures plummet, Washington County has activated inclement weather shelters to provide refuge for those in need.

As leaders in various civil rights groups around Oregon got wind of the Nov. 5 presidential election results, most said they were saddened but not surprised. OK, one cursed. But for Amy Handler ...

For many years, this column ran stories about Rimas Meleshyus, Astoria’s wayward aspiring around-the-world Russian sailor and ...

New chief medical officer at longtime homeless nonprofit says there's no silver bullet for a "multi-factoral" problem.

The transitional shelter in rural Polk County was proposed in 2023 by Church at the Park — a Salem-based nonprofit that helps ...

Homeless people in Grants Pass can’t be cited, arrested or prosecuted for camping during the next two weeks. A Josephine ...

The city of Battle Ground is the latest Southwest Washington jurisdiction to ban unlawful camping on public property since a June U.S. Supreme Court ruling made it easier to do so.

Law enforcement officers with the U.S. Forest Service rolled through China Hat Road in the Deschutes National Forest ...

A Josephine Count judge has granted a temporary restraining order against the City of Grants Pass after a lawsuit was filed last week to protect the city’s homeless population. Disability Rights ...

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) last week instructed local law enforcement in the Florida Keys to clear ...

A Josephine County judge on Monday ordered the city of Grants Pass to halt enforcement actions against homeless campers for two weeks, pending a deeper review of a legal challenge. Disability Rights ...

A Grants Pass city judge has granted an emergency restraining order on the punishment of homeless people for the next 14 days ...