Shelley Stewart was 6 years old when he watched his alcoholic father, Huell Jerome Sr., kill his mother, Mattie C., at their Rosedale home in Alabama. This was back in 1939, and there was never an investigation. Shelley ran away shortly after and became homeless. A family took him in to live in their basement,…
Winnowed by the Hardships of His Youth, This Top Ad Executive is Now an Advocate for Keeping Kids in School
Finding Hope for American Homelessness
July 18, 2022
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San Francisco’s homelessness problem is infamous. But what’s the solution? The Independent Institute, America’s “most entrepreneurial” think tank, has an answer. A roof and four walls is not enough. As a nation, we must rediscover the traditional American virtues of community and self-reliance. Beyond Homelessness: Finding Hope is a new investigative documentary hosted by the…
Suspect in Slaying of NASCAR Driver Was Wanted on Parole Violation
July 17, 2022
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WESTMINSTER, Calif.—A 27-year-old transient suspected of killing former NASCAR driver Bobby East at an Orange County gas station was an ex-con who was wanted for a parole violation, authorities said. Trent William Millsap, a transient known to frequent Westminster, Garden Grove, and Anaheim, was fatally shot by police during the serving of a search warrant…
Transient Sentenced to Over 11 Years for Robbing Mail Carriers
July 14, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A transient who lived in various locations in the San Fernando Valley has been sentenced to 135 months in federal prison for a two-week crime spree in which he robbed five U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees—and fired a handgun so close to one victim that it caused him to suffer a ruptured eardrum, the…
California’s Inner-City Wildfire Problem
OAKLAND, Calif.—Blackened metal frames of torched cars lie upside down, charred skeletal support beams of burned buildings stand under the overcast sky, and a light haze of soot and dust permeate the air and powder all available surfaces. What sounds like a war zone in a third-world country is instead a stretch of road near…
3 Hit-and-Run Vehicles Strike and Kill Homeless Man in Fullerton
June 27, 2022
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FULLERTON, Calif.—A 38-year-old homeless man died early Monday morning when he was struck by two cars and an SUV that all drove away from the scene in Fullerton. The multi-vehicle hit-and-run crash occurred at 1:30 a.m. at Harbor Boulevard and Southgate Avenue, said Fullerton police Capt. Jon Radus. The man was pushing a shopping cart…
3 Hit-and-Run Vehicles Fatally Strike Homeless Man in Fullerton
June 27, 2022
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FULLERTON, Calif.—A 38-year-old homeless man died early Monday morning when he was struck by two cars and an SUV that all drove away from the scene in Fullerton. The multi-vehicle hit-and-run crash occurred at 1:30 a.m. at Harbor Boulevard and Southgate Avenue, said Fullerton police Capt. Jon Radus. The man was pushing a shopping cart…
A Kind Stranger Helps Single Homeless Father of Two
It’s heartbreaking to see people suffering hard times, but it’s also heartwarming to watch compassion like this. God bless these people! (Video courtesy of BI Phakathi) …
New Tennessee Law Puts Homeless at Risk of Prison For Camping on Public Land
Tennessee will be the first state in the nation to make camping on public land a felony—punishable with up to six years in prison—when a controversial new law comes into force on July 1. This creates complications for the unsheltered homeless population amidst the backdrop of an affordable housing crisis. The fallout from the new…
Southern California Community Prompts Officials to Clear Homeless Encampment
VENICE, Calif.—After months of trying to get city officials’ attention, residents finally gained enough support to get a violent homeless encampment cleared outside of the Abbot Kinney Memorial Library in Centennial Park this week. The encampment, which popped up sometime after Thanksgiving last year, was adjacent to million-dollar apartment buildings across the street on S….
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