Inside a bright new building in the heart of Skid Row, homeless people hung out in a canopy-covered courtyard — some waiting ...

When News 8 first met Karen Tyson, she was living in a growing tent city in Heartside Park outside of downtown Grand Rapids.

The surprising story, in words and pictures, behind the homeless crisis in Los Angeles — a tale of law enforcement, housing ...

At Wednesday’s Baltimore City Council hearing, three women from Morrell Park voiced frustration with rampant drug addiction in their neighborhood.

The United States already has some of the worst health outcomes for mothers and infants in the developed world; it’s only ...

The Skid Row Care Campus officially opened this spring with ample offerings for people living on the streets of this ...

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Medical and behavioral health providers have teamed up with a needle exchange in Everett to create a clinic that makes ...

A man who lured homeless, drug-addicted women into performing commercial sex acts has pleaded guilty to federal charges, U.S.

A Georgia woman testified Tuesday at the Fulton County Courthouse that she was forced into prostitution and sexually ...

Advocates are still split over the best way to help people who are homeless, as cities enforce public camping bans.