Austin Davis runs Hugs for AZ, a charity that distributes free food to the homeless at a park on Sundays. The city says he needs a permit and must stop.

A lawsuit claims Tempe's requirements violate organizers' First and 14th Amendment rights, which protect freedom of speech ...

In a battle of wills between homeless advocates Austin Davis and Ron Tapscott, Tempe isn't bending on its rules for special events permits.

Austin Davis, 24, has been banned from every public park in Tempe after he and the city continue to face off in court over public meal services his group provides to unhoused people.

Austin Davis accepted the deal after more than nine months of conflict. He agreed to plead guilty to one charge of feeding people without a permit.

Opponents of Tempe's proposed changes for permits point to the city's crackdown on volunteers who feed homeless people in the ...

It was a Friday afternoon, July 26, and Austin Davis was leaving his Scottsdale apartment to get ice and water for a homeless outreach at a Tempe park, operated by ...

The Tempe City Council has passed an ordinance that would require events with 30 or more people to have a permit and pay a ...

TEMPE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — Austin Davis, the founder of the nonprofit AZ Hugs that helps people experiencing homelessness, is due in court in February after defying the city of Tempe. Arizona’s ...

However, Austin Davis, the founder of a non-profit helping people experiencing homelessness called AZ Hugs, said the city of Tempe isn’t making it easy on him.

New Tempe event permitting rules were approved unanimously despite objections from advocates for people experiencing ...

Tempe city officials say they are denying an event permit request that was made by an organization that helps homeless people, accusing the group of continuing to violate city regulations.