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

Benedicte Galligan sued the city in 2023, alleging the fire department fired her in retaliation for voicing her concerns over ...

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

The Anchorage Assembly passed a new law making it a crime to camp in certain parts of the municipality. The goal is to crack ...

The Anchorage Assembly will be taking up the proposed prohibition on camping on public lands again at their meeting on ...

“There remains a shortage of child care availability within the Municipality,” the ordinance states. “The proposed changes to ...

Starting this weekend, people who live in Anchorage’s Fairview neighborhood will be able to take a free shuttle to midtown so ...

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

Jun. 11—A divided Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday repealed its fledgling mandate that required identification checks for anyone purchasing alcohol in the municipality, no matter how old they look.

Mar. 17—The Anchorage Daily News asked candidates for Anchorage Assembly to answer a series of issue questions. Read all of them here. Name: Keith McCormick — District: 6 — Age: 33 ...

Last week, officials announced that a volcano 80 miles west of Anchorage is "likely" to erupt within the next few weeks or months. That could send ash into the air for hundreds of miles.