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Robert Michael Williams, who has gone by Jimmy his whole life, is 72 years old and living on the street in Corvallis. He always starts his day the same way: by waking up and going inside Starbucks to charge his electric wheelchair. In total, he needs to charge it five to six times a day....
There have been recent efforts by the Oregon Department of Transportation to clean-up several homeless encampments following a fresh wave of increasing visibility of tents around the city.
A resolution expected to come before Austin City Council next week could bring a number of changes to the way the city-run shelter operates.
Here's the latest on weather in the mid-Willamette Valley and where you can stay warm in Linn and Benton counties.
Daytime warming centers will open throughout Benton County due to forecasts calling for severe winter weather this weekend, according to county officials.