TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka leaders say crews are continuing their efforts to combat the homeless issue in the Capital City. At the mayor's monthly press conference, Topeka City leaders discussed the ongoing work to clean up homeless camps near the Kansas River. In February, city crews cleaned up 177 tons of trash and debris from []
A federal judge has found that Los Angeles city officials altered evidence to support the city's defense against allegations that it illegally seized and destroyed homeless people's property. Warning that the city will likely face sanctions following a forensic examination, U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer wrote in an order that the city had not only "altered, modified, and created documents relevant to Plaintiff's claims" but had also failed to produce legitimately requested documents....
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Homelessness is a growing issue in the City of Scranton. In fact, there's been an increase in the number of homeless in recent years. Thursday, elected officials got a tour of the electric city's only overnight homeless shelter. In the last two years, Saint Anthony's Haven, managed by Catholic Social []
There is nothing in the text or history of the cruel and unusual punishments clause that remotely grants anyone a right to public housing.
WYANDOTTE, Okla. — The city of Wyandotte continues to clean up following a train derailment that happened Saturday evening. Wyandotte Mayor Leon Crow told us earlier today that BNSF Railroad crews arrived on scene around 2:30 a.m., and completed much of the work before daybreak. They've remained on the scene throughout most of today. First, []
Here is the latest Hamilton County arrest report: ANDERSON, TIFFANY M 6716 CEDAR RIDGE LN HARRISON, 373416958 Age at Arrest: 40 years old Arresting Agency: HC Sheriff PUBLIC INTOXICATION
Public spending on private sweep contractors is soaring across the state – and unhoused people allege poor treatmentThis story was produced in partnership with Type Investigations with support from the Wayne Barrett ProjectOn an October morning, a small army arrived to evict Rudy Ortega from his home in the Crash Zone, an encampment located near the end of the airport runway in San Jose, California, Silicon Valley’s largest city. As jets roared overhead, garbage trucks and police squad cars...
Campus leaders say there are now more than 70 tents at Sproul Hall at UC Berkeley.
Ross County — In his annual report to the Ross County Commissioners, Brady Ratzlaff ticked off another improvement to Camp Cattail near Frankfort. The rural park is next to the Ross County Juvenile Detention Center and Roweton Youth & Family Center on Cattail Road, off Biers Run Road near County Road 550, but is a […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court on Monday is weighing the constitutionality of whether cities, specifically in the western United States can criminalize sleeping or camping in public places when a person has nowhere else to go. According to an NBC News report, the court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, will review an appeals […]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Communities in Northeast Kansas are still picking up after Wednesday nights round of severe storms. Some folks in Pottawatomie and Jefferson counties still have quite a bit of cleaning up to do in the aftermath of last night's storm. Severe thunderstorms and strong winds caused major damages to houses, schools, barns and []
Outreach workers from the Kealahou West Oahu social service agency on Monday began notifying members of a Nanakuli homeless encampment that the city plans to close a mile-long portion of Ulehawa Beach Park for a week and clean up the area once again as an October court date approaches challenging the city’s homeless policies.