Unlike the public image of people experiencing homelessness, recently evicted Oklahomans might push a cart with an antique clock or an ottoman that was their grandmother’s prized possession. A person evicted may find themselves with no place to go and their belongings bagged up, weighing them down on the side of a road near their […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The owners of a troubled apartment complex have sent tenants 30-day pay or quit notices after the owners reached a settlement with Clark County. County commissioners approved the settlement for the Apex apartments with California-based Pro-Residential Services last month. “We can’t afford to go anywhere clearly, that’s why we’re still here,” […]
May 8—OTTUMWA — The Ottumwa City Council wanted to strike the balance between having compassion for people who are inhabiting Turkey Island, while also emphasizing taking the next steps to clean it up. The council voted unanimously during Tuesday’s meeting to evict the people who have been setting up unauthorized campsites on the city-owned island, […]
A new report alleges the U.N. has been complicit in the violent eviction of Indigenous people from six World Heritage Sites in Africa and Asia. These sites “are very often the stolen ancestral lands of Indigenous peoples, who are being kept out by force, intimidation, and terror,” said Caroline Pearce, director of Survival International, the […]
What was built as a luxury townhome development with a zen garden, fitness center and lap pool became a sober living compound and a menace to the neighbors. Then, last week, police and social workers converged to help clear it out. Almost three dozen people were kicked out in informal evictions on Jan. 9 from […]
As the sun rose Saturday, more than 300 mothers and fathers stood in line with blankets around their shoulders and hats pulled over their ears, waiting in the cold for a Harnett County angel. They queued up at dawn because Melanie Stewart, better known around Lillington as “Mama Moses,” promised free bicycles and toys as […]