homeless encampment

From the camp that was across from Seattle City Hall to the slowly dwindling Camp Hope in Spokane along a state highway, the homeless crisis has evolved from a personal safety issue to a public safety issue.

SEATTLE (AP) — Police are investigating after a man's body was found in a homeless encampment in Seattle. Seattle police say authorities were called to the encampment in a wooded area Monday afternoon for a reported drug overdose along State Route 509 near Cloverdale Street south of downtown...

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle city officials on Tuesday were clearing a homeless encampment south of downtown, calling the site a public safety and health hazard. A city spokeswoman says there were about 28 people living at the camp known as "the Field" as of Monday...

KIRKLAND (AP) — Police say a decomposed body has been found in a sleeping bag at a small homeless encampment in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland. The Seattle Times reports the body was found under debris Thursday afternoon during a cleanup by the owner of the property...

SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities have identified a man fatally shot by a Seattle police officer Tuesday as officials were clearing out a homeless encampment known as The Jungle. The King County Medical Examiner's Office identified the man Wednesday as 44-year-old Michael L...

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle's mayor says efforts to clear out a homeless encampment known as The Jungle will stop until the investigation into a police shooting that left one man dead has been completed. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said in a statement Tuesday that a full investigation will be conducted, along with the presence of the civilian-led Office of Professional Accountability...

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Yakima officials will consider extending a ban on unauthorized camping in some areas of the city to include all public property. The Herald-Republic reports the city already prohibits camping in some areas such as parks...