Update, 9:30 a.m. Monday: Anchorage received 0.2 inches of snow late Friday after this interview, bringing the 2023-2024 winter total to 132.6 inches and tying 1954-1955 as the second-snowiest ...

NuVision Credit Union and Anchorage Cops for Community are collecting winter boots and warm socks for kids in need. Donations ...

Anchorage emergency winter shelter plans have changed dramatically in recent years. Pre-pandemic, people showed up at Brother Francis to get in line for a bed each evening, ...

As winter nears, Anchorage, Alaska, is scrambling to house its 3,000 homeless people. The city, which was recently approved for $4 million in funds, still needs about 500 winter beds.

Anchorage municipal officials say at least 16 roofs have buckled in the city this winter under heavy snow and ice, ... referring to the snowiest Anchorage winter on record when 134.5 inches fell.

An unfunded proposal by Anchorage’s mayor to pay for plane tickets to warmer climates for homeless people who would otherwise be forced to winter outside in the bitter cold has caused a stir in ...

Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson gained national attention this summer when he proposed buying one-way airfare out of Alaska's largest city for anyone without housing who wanted to leave before winter.

On a cold winters day fitting for the occasion, Alaska became an official “United State” on January 3, 1959, however, you ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Even by Alaska standards, there is a lot of snow this winter. So much snow has fallen — so far, more than 8.7 feet (2.65 meters) — that roofs on commercial buildings are ...

People experiencing homelessness in Anchorage, Alaska, may be sent to Los Angeles and other U.S. cities with warmer climates this winter amid a shortage of shelters.. Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Anchorage ... City leaders — who estimate they still need to find up to 450 winter beds — say they are confident they have enough emergency housing ready, ...