Centralia homeless encampment sweep includes jurisdiction issues, 70 tons of trash, 'serious trauma'
Since the clearing began, 70 tons of garbage have been removed from the site.
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Since the clearing began, 70 tons of garbage have been removed from the site.
The homeless encampment at Blakeslee Junction, on Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) land, is being cleared by construction crews ahead of a sale to Rainier Rail. After …
Though he lives in the homeless encampment at Blakeslee Junction, Martin Russell, 63, has spent the last seven years neither houseless nor homeless. It’s not a riddle. …
People living at Blakeslee Junction, a railroad interchange in Centralia and the location of the area’s largest homeless encampment, were given a one-week deadline to clear out by Tuesday, …
It’s been at least nine years since the formation of a homeless encampment at the end of Centralia’s Eckerson Road, known locally as Blakeslee Junction. About 25 people live there …