homeless encampment

So far no cause has been found for the fire that burned almost 17 acres. No injuries were reported.

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...