Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News
4 unsheltered people died outside in Anchorage in the past week. 2 of them were in wheelchairs.
Hundreds of people have been living unsheltered in Anchorage since the Sullivan Arena shelter closed in the spring.
Anchorage outdoor deaths surge to a record since closure of Sullivan Arena shelter
Twenty-nine people believed to be homeless have died in the city so far in 2023, including six in a four-day period in July.
‘I watched it rapidly turn into absolute chaos’: Inside the deepening dysfunction at North Star psychiatric hospital
Former workers say understaffing and decisions by management pushed the private psychiatric hospital — the only one in Alaska that serves children — to the brink of disaster.
A Buckland man was found dead and naked on an Anchorage beach. Police say his death isn’t suspicious, but his family disagrees.
"It doesn't add up," said Fred Lee's daughter.