“Our hope with this bill is it is never used,” said Athens Republican Rep. Houston Gaines, the bill’s sponsor. “Our hope is that local governments simply do their job and enforce the laws of our state ...

Firefighters were able to knock down the bulk of the fire but not before it encroached one of the nearby buildings.

As an indication of just how personal and petty this dynamic has become, the bill previously introduced in Congress proposing ...

Rural areas without shelters or access to services can be especially challenging for people without housing. A program that ...

In 2021 the state saw an encampment bill, House Bill 1925, take effect that made it illegal for people to camp in public ...

Montrose Methodist Church started allowing people to sleep in their courtyard after a public camping ban took effect late ...

The Montrose United Methodist Church won a reprieve that for now allows unhoused people to continue camping there — pending ...

Chicago city departments on Wednesday moved forward with what they called a cleanup effort at the homeless encampment in ...

The government of Guam cleared out a homeless encampment in Harmon on Thursday and the Office of the Attorney General started going out to intersections around the island to ticket those ...

The NDP and Liberal leaders focused on housing and affordability issues, with promises to end homeless encampments and provide more financial support for people with disabilities. The Progressive ...

Ontario's NDP leader has promised a bold plan to tackle homelessness — though details are still limited. As CBC’s Lorenda Reddekopp explains, it's a clear contrast to the recent encampment plan by the ...