I penned a My Turn entitled “Homeless Not Helpless” for the Juneau Empire. In that column, I defended then-Mayor Koelsch’s ...

Homeless people could choose to go anywhere in the Lower 48 — preferably somewhere warmer, such as California — or elsewhere in Alaska. A homeless man at an encampment near Third Avenue and ...

Alaska overall has seen homelessness rise 40.8% since 2019, according to the data. On one night in January 2024, there were 2,686 people in Alaska experiencing literal homelessness, ...

Four homeless people died in Anchorage, Alaska this week amid a “snow emergency” that blanked parts of the city with more than two feet in just 48 hours.

A sign notifies campers of an upcoming zone abatement in and around Cuddy Park on Monday, April 22, 2024 in Anchorage. An adjacent city-owned vacant lot is the site of a large homeless camp.

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, worked on an amendment to the 2021 American Rescue Plan that secured $800 million nationally for students experiencing homelessness nationwide.

Homelessness in Contra Costa County showed some dramatic improvement earlier this year, decreasing 26% between 2024 and 2025, ...

Despite the fires, city officials say the abatement went well. There were no arrests, no injuries and people are no longer ...

The site of the former Alaska Native Service Hospital in downtown Anchorage will be developed into an RV Resort.

As Alaska homeless face cold and bears, a mayor's plan to offer one-way airfare out reveals a bigger crisis A record eight people died of exposure while living outside last winter in Anchorage and ...

A proposal last week by Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson to buy one-way plane tickets out of Alaska’s biggest city for its homeless residents gave Steik a much-needed glimmer of hope.