Homeless

The Rocky Mount Police Department is working with Secure the Call, a nonprofit that distributes cell phones to people in need, such as seniors and victims of domestic violence.

Panhandling would be restricted in the River Arts District and along Haywood Road in West Asheville; it would be illegal for motorists to give money from their vehicles.

An annual survey shows there are fewer people experiencing homelessness in Durham, but more people living in unsheltered locations — places like cars or encampments.

Proposed ordinance would prohibit camping on public rights of way and on private property without owner consent in the city.

Mecklenburg County officials said they expect to move more than 200 people to shelters or hotel rooms — exceeding original estimates of 150 —by the time homeless camps near uptown Charlotte are shut down Friday. And the question over whose responsibility it is to clear the camps turned contentious between the city of Charlotte and the county.

Despite opposition, it’s looking more like the Golden Belt Local Historic District will include a controversial block of property owned by the Durham…

Freezing temperatures led Wake and Guilford County homeless shelters to issue a white flag alert Monday night, allowing anyone who came to the shelters a…

Shortly after Barack Obama became President in 2009, he announced an ambitious goal -- to end homelessness among military veterans by the end of 2015....