Mayor Keith Wilson pledged to end unsheltered homelessness in his first year. But a former Salvation Army employee says the speed is too much for shelter workers.

An out-of-control wildfire is currently burning in the Bat Cave Road area in Old Fort, North Carolina and has forced some ...

Single-digit lows forecast for the next 2 nights. Tips on staying warm and how to identify cold related illness.

Hamilton's new outdoor shelter site will be geared to people living in encampments, couples and those with pets, says the social service provider who will be managing operations. Typically, emergency ...

In a new letter, Healey called for "strengthening" criminal background checks for shelter applicants by requiring the Executive Office of Housing to conduct CORI checks before families are placed in ...

Clackamas County also has 20 daytime shelters that are expected to be open. Multnomah County’s emergency warming shelters are not expected to be open.

The proposal in the governor's update to the current budget is intended to rein in ballooning costs in the state's General Assistance program. Mainers on the verge of eviction because they can’t ...

According to a press release from the City of Tulsa, emergency shelters and drop-in warming stations are now open, giving those in need spaces to escape the frigid weather expected from Saturday ...

The report reveals that in Afar, many evacuees have been moved to designated sites, with 2,000 vulnerable households receiving emergency shelter kits and non-food items such as cooking sets and ...

As Brooklyn Park braces itself for an incoming extreme cold spell, residents are advised to seek shelter and prioritize personal safety in the face of the frigid weather. Hennepin County has ...

The emergency shelter, located at Wesley United Methodist Church in the city's Mason Square neighborhood, will have beds for 25 people a night. Church pastor Catharine Cummings says establishing the ...

An arctic blast is expected to hit Ithaca early next week, with temperatures plunging to single digits and wind chills dropping to as low as -25°F.