Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida’s homeless are now banned from camping or sleeping on public property under a new law, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis back in ...

Amid fears that a new state law criminalizes those who sleep outside, Central Florida leaders are coalescing around a diversion program to waive court sentences for people experiencing homelessness in ...

As the sun rose Tuesday, Robert Robinson pulled himself from the sidewalk outside Fort Lauderdale’s bus depot. It’s where he’d slept — and become a violator of Florida’s newest law. Under a statute ...

Florida’s homeless will be banned from sleeping on sidewalks and in parks and other public spaces under a law signed Wednesday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. It also promises the homeless greater ...

A second arrest has been made in connection with the killing of a homeless man that occurred more than four years ago. According to the Long Beach Police Department, 45-year-old Lakewood resident ...

The Long Beach Police Department says a person has been arrested in connection with a yearsold murder that happened at a homeless encampment. On Wednesday, homicide detectives arrested 47-year-old ...

A new building safety law that was passed in the wake of the Surfside tragedy in Florida has resulted in a tremendous amount of financial pressure on condo owners. Now, one state lawmaker warns it ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The effects of Florida’s public camping ban, otherwise known as House Bill 1365, are already being felt among some Central Florida homeless individuals. Chantel Crowl, 41 and disabled, ...

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ philanthropic fund has donated $5 million to the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, which will use the money to expand its existing shelter and support its ...

Florida’s homeless are now banned from camping or sleeping on public property under a new law, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis back in March. The new statute took effect on Tuesday, Oct. 2, with The ...