Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 30—Jordan Fitka sat on the sidewalk on Fourth Avenue beneath an awning that sheltered him from the snow accumulating in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dec. 13—As temperatures across portions of Southcentral Alaska dipped below zero this week, many of Anchorage's homeless shelters ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Homeless people in Anchorage, Alaska could get a free one-way plane ticket to Los Angeles and other U.S. cities with warm climates this winter under a plan announced by Anchorage ...

A year earlier, Monique had been among the last people to leave Anchorage's mass homeless shelter when the city closed it for the summer. On that hot June day, she had been at what she imagined was ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage Mayor ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Shawn Steik and his wife were forced from a long-term motel room onto the streets of Anchorage after their rent shot up to $800 a month. Now they live in a tent encampment by a ...

A proposal to criminalize undesirable behavior in public places drew both criticism and praise at an Anchorage Assembly meeting this week amid the city’s ongoing efforts to address concerns that parts ...

Jul. 13—The Anchorage Assembly this week approved requirements and a process for establishing sanctioned homeless camps in the city, setting the stage for a possible pilot project this summer. The ...

Homelessness brings out the worst in Anchorage, and not only among the homeless. We've followed a policy over more than 30 years of dumping the problem on low-income, minority neighborhoods. They're ...

A historic Arctic storm surge tests Alaska’s resilience after Typhoon Halong’s remnants struck western coastal villages, triggering the largest mass displacement of Indigenous communities in Western ...

Volunteering at the Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission has become a source of purpose for Jeffrey Jones as he navigates ...