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Henry County traffic stops leads to the arrest of two, seizure of firearm and narcotics
Read full article: Henry County traffic stops leads to the arrest of two, seizure of firearm and narcoticsA woman and a man were arrested after fleeing from deputies in Henry County on Wednesday, authorities said.
US court order to house LA Skid Row homeless overturned
Read full article: US court order to house LA Skid Row homeless overturnedAn appeals court overturned a federal judge’s sweeping order that required the city and county of Los Angeles to quickly find shelter for all homeless people living on downtown’s Skid Row.
'Extraordinary' homelessness hearing held in LA's Skid Row
Read full article: 'Extraordinary' homelessness hearing held in LA's Skid RowMarshals Service officers after holding a court hearing at the Downtown Women's Center in Los Angeles Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. “This is an extraordinary hearing,” Carter said, acknowledging the setting but also the scope of the problem facing the court. “The only answer is housing!” said Pete White, an activist with the Los Angeles Community Action Network. A January 2020 count by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority reported that there were more than 66,400 homeless people living in Los Angeles County — by far the largest single concentration in the state. Carter noted that 1,383 homeless people died in the city and county of Los Angeles last year, a 32% increase from 2019.