One year after a Kentucky law banning street camping took effect, advocates say the law has worsened homelessness in the commonwealth. The anti-camping law, passed in spring 2024 as part of a sweeping ...

HENDERSON, Ky. — Authorities in Kentucky say a suspect has been arrested after two people died and two others were injured in a shooting at a homeless shelter for men Thursday in Henderson. The ...

Kentucky state Sen. Robin Webb, right, chats over lunch with a woman who is currently residing in a shelter, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in Frankfort, Ky., comes as lawmakers consider a sweeping criminal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Signs warning about trespassing at a homeless encampment on Nelligan Avenue. The city cleared out the camp on Monday, May 15, 2023 ...

“We never thought that it would happen again,” tornado victim Devin Johnson said in regards to his home being destroyed twice in three years George Walker IV/AP Devin Johnson has been displaced for a ...

The Safer Kentucky Act goes into effect on Monday, July 15. The bill aims to crack down on violent crimes across the state. It also makes it illegal to sleep or camp in public areas. This act could ...

The shooting happened in front of about 15 people at the Harbor House Christian Center in Henderson, Ky., just as church services ended, The Courier and Press reports Digital News Writer, PEOPLE Two ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A new Republican-backed bill in the Kentucky legislature has been ...

FRANKFORT, Ky.FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky lawmakers weighing a bill to make sleeping on a sidewalk or under a bridge illegal shared a meal of fried chicken and green beans Wednesday with people who ...

Can cities criminalize camping by homeless people who have nowhere else to go? Yes, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday in a 6-3 decision. Though the case originated thousands of miles away in Oregon, ...