Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Burglary suspect: These pants aren’t mine

  March 23, 2012 in News, City A suspected burglar caught wearing pants with methamphetamine in the pocket said the pants didn’t belong to him, police say. 3

• Bed rest for the weary

  March 17, 2012 in City on Page A1 Mike Hamilton’s hands tell the story. His fingers are short and thick – too short, you realize – and it’s hard not to look at them and wonder what happened. … 2

• Spokane to open two warming shelters tonight

  February 27, 2012 in City The City of Spokane has activated its Homeless Warming Center program due to cold weather. 20

• Spokane group seeks housing aid proposals

  February 23, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 The city of Spokane’s Human Services Department, in partnership with the Spokane Regional Homeless Governance Council, is seeking proposals for grant funding to reduce homelessness. The request for proposals covers …

• Grants support homeless

  December 26, 2011 in City on Page A7 The federal government has renewed funding next year for 208 Washington state programs serving the homeless, including about $3 million for 28 Spokane programs. The U.S. Department of Housing and …

• Warehouse space fills need for reliable shelter

  December 1, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 Homeless people in North Idaho now have a place to stay warm every night of the week. Ground Force Manufacturing, a Post Falls company, is offering an unused warehouse as … 1

• North Idaho homeless get new warming center

  November 30, 2011 in News, Idaho Homeless people in North Idaho now have a place to stay warm every night of the week. Ground Force Manufacturing, a Post Falls company, is offering an unused warehouse as …

• Offers of warmth as chill settles in

  November 15, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 Amanda Duke stopped by the Fresh Start homeless drop-in center in Coeur d’Alene on Monday afternoon, glad to find a place she could feel warm and safe for the night. … 6

• Home away from homelessness

  November 5, 2011 in City on Page A1 Britain Webb has been homeless twice while attending University High School. Domestic violence forced the 17-year-old’s mother and siblings out of their Spokane Valley apartment the first time, Webb said. … 3

• Community help lets shelter reopen

  October 27, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 After taking a two-month hiatus to raise money, a North Idaho nonprofit organization that shelters homeless families for up to 90 days will be back in business on Sunday. When …

• Search for a stable condition

  August 3, 2011 in City on Page A1 Alicia Ponce-Myers should be swimming. Or playing basketball with her friends. At the very least the 12-year-old from Tonasket, Wash., should have been able to enjoy summer Bible camp: she … 1

• Sheltered in motels, “hidden homeless” wait, hope

  July 28, 2011 in Nation/World Robert Cordero and his five children have lived at the Hillside Inn in Cherry Hill, N.J., for more than five months. They are among untold thousands nationwide who have been … 13

• Homeless numbers decline in Idaho

  July 13, 2011 in City on Page A6 A statewide count indicates 2,199 people are homeless in Idaho, a 6 percent decrease from the 2,346 people counted as homeless in 2010. Of those, 1,310 were single and 889 …

• Homeless drop-in center causes problems for Coeur d’Alene neighbors

  July 9, 2011 in City on Page A5 Dozens of neighbors who live near a downtown Coeur d’Alene homeless drop-in center say in the two years the center has been there, they’ve been subjected to panhandling at their …

• Sisters of Providence mark legacy with picnic for homeless

  July 8, 2011 in City on Page A6 Earl Spangle, who has spent all of his 79 years in Spokane, sat atop a rock wall and enjoyed every cold lick of his sherbet cone Thursday. “Just wonderful,” he …

• Donations to keep homeless shelter open through summer

  June 9, 2011 in News, City The House of Charity homeless shelter in Spokane will remain open through the summer after an outpouring of donations from the community. 8

• Teacher at Crosswalk Teen Shelter helps struggling students

  February 28, 2011 in City on Page A1 Teacher Ken Jernberg is unflappable among the chaos at Crosswalk, a Spokane teen homeless shelter. One day last week, a few unfocused teens flitted around the 3

• Once homeless residents to plead for safety net

  February 13, 2011 in City on Page B1 At a time when both the U.S. Congress and the Washington Legislature are discussing scaling back social services to help reduce deficits, a group of formerly homeless Spokane residents and … 9

• Church’s Super Bowl meal is touchdown for homeless

  February 7, 2011 in City on Page A1 Outside, the steel sky started spitting wet snow, but in a downtown Spokane church, 100 homeless men and women watched the Super Bowl in comfort and waited for a hot … 4

• Spokane, Cd’A opening warming centers for homeless

  November 22, 2010 in City, Idaho The city of Spokane has activated its warming center program in anticipation of extreme cold by this evening.

• Face Time: Advocate discusses efforts to reduce homelessness

  September 27, 2010 in City on Page A5 In 1990, the Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium was created to alleviate homelessness in Spokane by developing affordable housing. The consortium celebrates its 20th anniversary on Tuesday during an 11:30 … 5

• Man who lived under bridge plans reunion with grown children

  September 9, 2010 in City on Page A1 While the family of Homer Hill Jr. thought he was dead, he was living in a nook created by the convergence of an Interstate 90 offramp and concrete pavement. His … 3

• Chronic sex offender pleads guilty again

  July 14, 2010 in City Steven J. Snedden does most of his work in college libraries. Unfortunately, none of his efforts can be characterized as research. The 47-year-old registered sex offender, whose exploits have helped … 4

• Dishman Hills homicide suspect arraigned

  May 7, 2010 in City on Page A7 The man charged with bludgeoning a homeless man to death allegedly told a friend on the day of the killing that he had done something that would be on “the …

• Police: Suspect admitted Dishman killing to friend

  May 6, 2010 in City The man charged with bludgeoning a homeless man to death told a friend on the day of the killing that he had done something that would be on “the national … 1

• Dishman Hills homicide victim identified

  May 4, 2010 in City on Page A5 A man who authorities believe may be Spokane County’s first homicide victim this year has been identified as Douglas J. Klages.

• Homeless population rising in North Idaho

  February 12, 2010 in Idaho The number of homeless people in Idaho’s five northern counties rose 36 percent from 2009 to 2010, according to an annual five-day count.

• Spokane warming centers activated

  December 24, 2009 in City Spokane activated overnight warming centers today for homeless people.

• Warming centers open tonight

  December 5, 2009 in News The emergency warming centers at the Spokane Salvation Army, 204 E. Indiana, and House of Charity, 32 W. Pacific, will open tonight.

• Week’s programs spotlight poverty

  November 12, 2009 in City on Page A6 Spokane and Coeur d’Alene will join communities throughout the nation next week in recognizing the toll the economic downturn has taken on people’s lives. In Spokane, Hunger and Homelessness Awareness … 1

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