Anchorage officials hope there will be fewer homeless camps in city greenbelts this summer, because of an ordinance that gives police the power to evict campers and a new facility that has taken some chronic alcoholics off the streets.
Police: Jealous woman stabbed boyfriend at Karluk Manor
A stabbing Saturday afternoon at Karluk Manor, a housing program for chronic street alcoholics near downtown Anchorage, was rooted in jealousy, Anchorage police said Sunday.
Assembly lowers temperature at which churches can take in homeless
A change by the Anchorage Assembly will provide more overnight housing options for the city's homeless in cold weather.
Second man dies in Anchorage home for chronic alcoholics
A man died late Tuesday in his room at Karluk Manor, the second death in a month at the housing facility for homeless chronic alcoholics. Anchorage police say the death is not suspicious.
Trail of illness and addiction led to man's death at Karluk Manor
Deaths linked to alcohol expected at Housing First facilities
Cold prompts city to revisit rule on alternate homeless shelters
As one of the coldest months in Anchorage history ends, the city is proposing to raise the temperature at which it allows churches and social service facilities not normally used as homeless shelters to take in people from the streets.
Trail of illness and addiction led to man's death at Karluk Manor
For all of the years Suzanne Edwards' brother John Kort lived on the streets of Anchorage, she feared he'd freeze to death or be murdered. Instead, Kort died in his room at Karluk Manor on New Year's Day, a few weeks after moving in.
Deaths linked to alcohol expected at Housing First facilities
Deaths linked to alcohol expected at Housing First facilities
Critics of Karluk Manor argue low-cost or free housing for chronic alcoholics will do nothing to encourage them to kick their addictions. They also say that it could end up functioning as a "suicide hall," as one Facebook commenter termed it, where people are left to drink themselves to death.
Man found dead in room at home for chronic alcoholics
A 54-year-old man died New Year's Day at Karluk Manor, the much-debated new home for chronic alcoholics in Anchorage. The death came less than a month after the Dec. 8 opening of the facility.
Chronic alcoholics move from street into transformed motel
Dozens of Anchorage's chronic homeless alcoholics have moved into the first real home they've known for years -- a transformed old motel on the edge of downtown called Karluk Manor.
Man found dead in Fairview displaced by apartment fire
An elderly man displaced when fire damaged his apartment this month was the person found dead near trash bins in Fairview on Saturday, Anchorage police said Wednesday.
Feds award $3.5 million for Alaska homeless assistance
More than two dozen homeless programs in Alaska have won renewed federal funding totaling $3.5 million to keep people off the streets in 2012.
Alaska rates poorly on extent of child homelessness
Alaska ranks poorly in the percentage of children who are homeless, according to new national rankings released last week. The report by the National Center on Family Homelessness placed Alaska 47th among the states with regard to the extent of child homelessness.
Assembly limits sidewalk sitting in downtown Anchorage
The Anchorage Assembly, after hearing from a stream of people opposed to restricting the right to sit on downtown sidewalks, passed a new law that does just that.
Cold November puts strain on Anchorage homeless shelters
Hundreds of Anchorage's homeless people have taken refuge from this week's frigid weather by packing Brother Francis Shelter to its limit, forcing Bean's Cafe next door to take in the overflow. Brother Francis staff and the city say it's likely the most homeless people the shelters have ever housed.
Cold temperatures pack Brother Francis Shelter
The cold snap is causing an overflow at homeless shelters in Anchorage.
Sullivan proposes new sidewalk limits on sitting, lying down
Mayor Dan Sullivan's proposed law to restrict sitting and lying down on sidewalks is back -- and it's very similar to the version that the Anchorage Assembly postponed indefinitely in July, with several Assembly members opposing it.
Karluk Manor project to begin housing chronic alcoholics
With just a few days until an opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting, Karluk Manor's controversial transformation from an old hotel to a long-term home for Anchorage homeless alcoholics is nearly complete.
Woman sleeping outside in Midtown found dead, police say
Anchorage police say a woman sleeping outside was found dead early Wednesday in Midtown.
Federal grants could help local homeless
Mayor Dan Sullivan is recommending a $750,000 federal grant go to Clare House, a Catholic Social Services shelter for homeless women and their children.
Community open house today at Anchorage shelter
A community open house is set to be held today at an Anchorage homeless shelter. The event at the Brother Francis Shelter is scheduled to take place between 1 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Survey IDs challenges facing homeless
Dozens of volunteers spread out through Anchorage this week in a first-of-its-kind survey here to identify the city's homeless and the most vulnerable among them. They announced the hard numbers Friday.
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Bean's Cafe forum addresses winter, homeless
Bean's Cafe hosted a town hall Tuesday for police and city personnel to warn Anchorage's homeless of the dangers of dropping temperatures, and also to hear from Bean's clients in attendance about their concerns. "We don't want to lose any people, or any fingers and toes, to hypothermia or frostbite," police spokesman Lt. Dave Parker said.
Audio: Homeless man Mickeal Knellinger at the forum
Bean's Cafe plans meeting on winter safety for the homeless
Bean's Cafe is hosting a town hall meeting Tuesday afternoon for Anchorage's homeless that will focus on winter safety and survival. The meeting is set for 2 p.m. at Bean's, the soup kitchen on East Third Avenue that also provides daytime shelter for Anchorage street people.
Fairbanks 'Housing First' homeless center nearly a reality
The Tanana Chiefs' Conference has obtained funding to convert a South Cushman Street hotel in Fairbanks into a residential facility for the homeless.
Homeless protester arrested again for camping downtown
Homeless City Hall protester John W. Martin has been arrested yet again, this time for violating conditions of his release on a previous trespassing charge, police say.
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Homeless City Hall protester arrested in sidewalk camp
Police arrested John Martin, 39, early this morning after they found him sleeping near City Hall, a spokesman said. The charge: violating conditions of his release by illegally camping downtown.
Police identify man found dead near Midtown homeless camp
Police are still awaiting autopsy results but do not suspect foul play in the death of Randall McCarty, 54, whose body was discovered last weekend in a wooded area near a homeless camp.
Body found in woods near homeless camp in Midtown
A man's body was discovered in Midtown on Saturday afternoon near a homeless camp, police said. Someone passing through the wooded area behind Career Academy, on Tudor Road near the Seward Highway, called police about 1:45 p.m. to say they'd found human remains.
Panel to examine mayor's proposed sidewalk-sitting ban
Mayor Dan Sullivan, whose proposed law to restrict sitting and lying on downtown sidewalks suffered a setback at the Assembly meeting this week, said Wednesday he will seek recommendations from a city commission on what to do next.
Assembly votes 9-1 to postpone sidewalk-sitting proposal
The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday night voted 9-1 to postpone indefinitely Mayor Dan Sullivan's proposal to restrict sitting on sidewalks and panhandling downtown.
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