A record 29 people believed to be homeless have died outside in Anchorage this year — and there are still five months left.
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Fairbanks man’s death outside at 50 below prompted a closer look at a hole in the safety net
ADN reporter Michelle Theriault Boots says the death of a 55-year-old man in a snowbank brought into focus a difficult truth — that living unhoused in Fairbanks can be deadly.
Alaska children are being institutionalized when they don’t have to be, Justice Department says
The investigation found that youth in the state were forced to endure unnecessary and unduly long institutionalization in locked facilities because no alternatives exist.
Police say the death of a Buckland man found on an Anchorage beach was noncriminal. The family wants a closer look
The man’s friends and family — while protesting and demanding that police reopen the case — have begun an investigation of their own.
Over the last 4 years, 74 people living outside in Anchorage have died, many of hypothermia
ADN reporter Michelle Theriault Boots says the deaths have gone mostly unnoticed by Anchorage residents in recent years.
LISTEN: How did an Anchorage runner go missing during a popular mountain race?
It’s not uncommon for racers to be injured, running to the top of 3,022-foot Mount Marathon and back down again. But what happened in the 2012 Mount Marathon Race really stands out in Alaska lore.
LISTEN: Inside the viral video of a Wasilla police officer’s forceful arrest
A Facebook video of Wasilla police pinning down and arresting a woman last weekend at the local Walmart has gotten tens of thousands of views and drawn some criticism to the Wasilla Police Department.