Matangirau Hira, known as “Uncz” to the homeless and their spokesperson, estimates about 70 people are in Southport without shelter. Southport resident Sarah Arbiter who asked council to ...

FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY RESCUED A PET. One person suffered minor burn injuries, and one cat was saved in a residential fire on Friday afternoon in Casselberry, according to the Seminole County Fire ...

One recent Sunday during a snowstorm, he holed up near a church, wrapped in blankets, waiting for the homeless shelter to open for the evening. Now the City Council is poised to make life even ...

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Calling all cat people: This one’s for you. Despite humans’ long history of welcoming felines into their homes and delis, research on cats lags far behind research on dogs. Now, scientists behind the ...

Business owner Brandi Jong has a soft spot for homeless cats. Earlier this year, she opened Lazy Cat on Merrimack Street to give them a foster home before they're adopted and to give feline ...

Officials in Emerson, New Jersey, have rejected a proposal from a nonprofit to open a new facility in their town to house homeless families. At its Feb. 20 meeting, the Emerson Land Use Board shot ...

Regardless of shelter space, camping is unlawful underneath or within 50 feet of any railroad viaduct located in the downtown police precinct, or within three blocks of any homeless shelter if ...

That’s a major shift, considering Spokane is already part of a state-local partnership, formed under the Homeless Housing Assistance Act (HHAA), that allows camping only when shelters are full.

Reddit user Anasuissecret, an animal shelter volunteer, posted: "This Letter from a Child Surrendering Their Cat Broke Me Today," featuring pictures of seven pages of handwritten notes "all about ...

RENÉE C. BYER [email protected] In March, Sen. Sasha Pérez, D-Pasadena, introduced a bill that would prevent prosecution over homeless-related offenses. But as that works its way through the ...

Donald Whitehead, the executive director for the National Coalition for the Homeless, had similar concerns, telling the LA Times that there's only so much information shelters can collect and ...