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

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 ...

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

Anchorage residents want quicker action, and safer streets, parks and trails — and more enforcement when people are blatantly ...

Anchorage Police and city agencies started cleaning homeless camps in Russian Jack North. Residents received notices and ...

Suzanne LaFrance recently marked her first year as mayor of Alaska’s largest city and discussed some of her accomplishments, ...

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

Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case said he expects calls will go up — at least initially — now that the Anchorage Assembly has passed an ordinance that criminalizes camping in certain areas of the city.

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

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