Medford, Ore.– Local experts say Oregon is in an affordable housing crisis. The state’s current vacancy rate is at a mere 3.5%, about half of the national average. “It took me a year to get into affordable housing,” says Meagan ...
Ashland, Ore., — After much discussion the city of Ashland is taking steps to try to control certain behavior downtown. On Tuesday the city council voted to hire four part-time police cadets to patrol downtown during high tourist seasons. Many ...
Portland, Ore. (KGW) — Police in Portland, Oregon are investigating the death of a newborn baby. The infant’s body was found in the home of David Hernandez. He says it all started when he let someone he knew, a homeless, ...
Aspen, Colo. — A homeless man is now half of a million dollars richer thanks to a scratch-off lottery ticket. 60-year-old Michael Engfors says he’s been homeless for more than six years, in and out of alcohol treatment. The folks at ...
Fla. — A study suggests it’s cheaper to give the homeless homes to live in, than to let the homeless live on the streets. The Central Florida Commission on Homeless Study indicates the costs of arresting and transporting the homeless, ...
Medford, Ore. — Meeting the needs of homeless veterans in Jackson County was the purpose of a round table discussion held in Medford Thursday. Congressman Greg Walden met with individuals from Access, Veteran Administration, and Easter Seals, learning more about ...
Ashland, Ore. — 36-year-old Joshua Drinnon, a maximum prison inmate who had escaped in Tennesse before he was transferred to San Diego, California ended up at an Ashland Resource Center for the homeless on Monday. The center Executive Director, Leigh Madison ...