homeless encampments

The Edgewood City Council recently passed an ordinance altering the city’s procedure to address the removal of homeless encampments on public property.

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the city’s ban against homeless people camping in public spaces.

The decision is a win for Western cities that wanted more powers to manage record homelessness. But advocates for the unhoused say the decision will do nothing to solve the larger problem

Washington and counties responded to increased homeless populations with camping bans. Attorneys say bans could become more common following U.S. Supreme Court decision in June.

The repercussions could have national implications for how cities can regulate homelessness.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case involving homeless encampments in the Pacific Northwest. A ruling in this case could affect how cities address homelessness nationwide.

WA officials say the state is making progress on homelessness, but new housing isn't being built fast enough to ease the strain of rising costs on low and fixed-income households.

The Tacoma City Council has created penalties for unsheltered people who sleep or store property outside sanctioned encampments. The ban covers a 10-block radius around all six of those sites around the city.

Officials in Thurston County are experimenting with a new way of responding to homelessness. Instead of breaking up encampments, they plan to support…

The bodies of a woman and man were found after a fire at a Seattle homeless camp, fire officials said.Crews responded to the city's Mount Baker…