ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Homeless people in Anchorage, Alaska could get a free one-way plane ticket to Los Angeles and other U.S. cities with warm climates this winter under a plan announced by Anchorage ...

Assembly Member Felix Rivera says the city is working to reduce homeless deaths in 2026 and understands there are multiple factors contributing to them. “I really hope that APD is able to help paint ...

All evacuees recently sent to mass shelters in Anchorage after a devastating Western Alaska storm forced them from their homes have been placed in longer-term, non-congregate housing, officials said ...

Evacuees from Western Alaska have been staying at two mass shelters in Anchorage, including at the Alaska Airlines Center on the University of Alaska Anchorage campus. The state is moving hundreds of ...

Moving trucks wait outside the Alaska Airlines Center mass shelter on Oct. 29, 2025. The city's other mass shelter was at the Egan Center downtown. State officials say there are no longer evacuees ...

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