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Seattle city officials confirm crews went into Dr. Jose Rizal Park in the Beacon Hill neighborhood on Wednesday to remove a makeshift cabin and sprawling homeless encampment that was built over the past few months.

By noon Wednesday, all "non-essential" businesses in Nevada were required to shut down by state decree in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19. However, some local business owners were confused as to the procedure for the shut down, which businesses in fact are required to close and in what ways can they remain open.

Washington state closely mirrored the national increase in homelessness, which some experts attribute to the legacy of the pandemic on politics and funding.

Homelessness is on the rise in the United States, and its growing at a rate never seen before, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The …

SEATTLE — Homelessness is on the rise in the United States, and it’s growing at a rate never seen before, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Department of

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Dozens of tents in two areas near Leary Way in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood were cleared Thursday.

Dozens of tents in two areas near Leary Way in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood were cleared Thursday.

Special to the Daily News   The Crescent City Arts and Farmers Market will be Saturday on the corner of U.S. 17 and Central Avenue in Crescent City.