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Alaska Public Media1y
Anchorage’s winter shelter system has a long waitlist and unused capacity. Here’s why.
It was supposed to be the final piece of Anchorage’s emergency cold weather shelter plan for this winter. About 1,000 people are on a list waiting for emergency shelter. That’s as the cost of ...
Alaska Public Media1y
Anchorage winter ties for second snowiest on record but hitting all-time mark unlikely
(Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) 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 ...
Alaska Dispatch News6mon
Winter shelters for Anchorage’s homeless residents are already full. Officials say they’re working to open more.
Anchorage’s emergency winter shelters have remained largely full since the city opened 200 beds in hotels at the end of October. City officials say they’re working to open more shelter beds in ...
Fox News1y
Anchorage, Alaska, scrambles to find housing for the homeless as winter approaches
Anchorage last winter had a record 24 deaths outdoors among the homeless population, with 11 fatalities occurring in the winter months between October 2022 and April 2023, said Alexis Johnson ...
U.S. News & World Report2y
Lake Hood
U.S. News Insider Tip: Do what locals do and finish up your walk or bike ride at the Lakefront Anchorage's outdoor deck for a meal and drinks. – Erin Kirkland As Anchorage grew in the 1940s ...
The Washington Post1y
Anchorage tallies 100 inches of snow — the earliest on record for winter
Anchorage is having a banner winter for snowfall. A total of 104.3 inches of snow have been measured in the city this season, after a fresh 16.6 inches fell Sunday into Monday. That’s the most ...
Newsday1y
'Pandemic of snow' in Anchorage sets a record for the earliest arrival of 100 inches of snow
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 ...
Alaska Dispatch News7mon
After snowfall in Anchorage, some winter shelter beds are opening
With several inches of the season’s first snow on the ground, Anchorage on Tuesday began moving dozens of homeless people into emergency winter shelters. Municipal code requires the city to ...
CBS News1y
Record homeless deaths in Anchorage increases as major winter storm drops more than 2 feet of snow
Four homeless people have died in Anchorage in the last week, underscoring the city's ongoing struggle to house a large homeless population at the same time winter weather has returned ...
Los Angeles Times1y
Anchorage mayor proposes sending homeless people to Los Angeles this winter
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 ...
The Independent1y
Anchorage adds to record homeless death total as major winter storm drops more than 2 feet of snow
Four homeless people have died in Anchorage in the last week, underscoring the city’s ongoing struggle to house a large homeless population at the same time winter weather has returned ...