The Assembly on Tuesday night voted 7-5 to approve a new measure adding criminal penalties for camping on public lands. According to supporters, the move is one of many the city is taking to address ...

The ordinance makes it a misdemeanor to camp near many public spaces, including schools, playgrounds, public trails and ...

Backers say the measure is designed to prevent entrenched encampments in sensitive areas such as parks or near schools and ...

The mayor’s proposal would criminalize camping in other places, too, including near shelters, highways and daycares.

The majority of incidents were “just small grass fires” that the fire department quickly extinguished, an official said.

Jun. 19—Three members of the Anchorage Assembly have introduced a measure that would add criminal penalties when people sleep or camp in public areas in the city, including parks, trails and ...

Emily Dixon, who lives near the park, said the abatement comes as a relief. For months, she said, neighbors have felt ...

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

The vote on a proposed public camping ban in Anchorage was postponed on July 11th and is now rescheduled to be voted on ...

Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance says her administration has spent the past year “fixing what’s broken” while laying a ...

City leaders in Anchorage are looking to revitalize the downtown making it a place where locals and tourists want to be. Your ...

An unauthorized homeless campground on a county-owned island property is raising safety concerns. The Ward County Commission ...