Panhandling is legal in Florida, thanks to First Amendment protections. But other restrictions may still apply.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Edmund Allen is a homeless veteran. During rush hour along Columbus Boulevard, Allen goes window to window at the red light, hoping for help. "It's hard out here, you know," he ...

Michael, a bearded panhandler beside a woman carrying cardboard “God Bless!!!” signs, pulls out a slip of paper stuffed inside his glove. It’s a citation — not having the proper business license — ...

The panhandling as well as homelessness problem is causing another problem: littering. Leaders say much of the trash left on ...

CHICAGO (AP) — A jury at a federal civil trial Thursday awarded $1,500 each to two panhandlers who took one of the nation’s largest sheriff’s offices to court for violating their constitutional right ...

Greensboro, NC-- Police want to make getting a panhandling permit even tougher for people. In Greensboro, not just anyone can panhandle or beg to strangers for money. Panhandlers have to receive a ...

Have you been wondering why there are more panhandlers around the Miami Valley? Here is the short answer officials gave this news organization: it is legal now. Dayton Police Lt. James Mullins said ...

It's been several months since Salt Lake City unveiled, then quickly backed-away from an anti-panhandling ordinance. It's not dead yet, but hasn't been voted on by the City... It's been several months ...

KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTS, The Bronx (PIX11) — Two subway riders were robbed and slashed in the face after they refused to give a panhandler money on a train early Saturday morning, police said. The first ...

Fort Worth drivers will soon see new blue signs stationed at more than two dozen key intersections across the city. Emblazoned with the message “It’s OK to say no to panhandlers” in bold, white ...