The Anchorage Assembly has shortened the amount of time from when police serve notice that a homeless camp is illegal to when city employees are allowed to dismantle the camp.
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Update: Search suspended for 2 men who remain unaccounted for in Gastineau Channel
The Coast Guard’s officer on duty for most of the search period said he doesn’t make presumptions of death, but did note that the missing men’s next of kin had been notified.
Juneau’s Housing First medical clinic comes online
Juneau’s Housing First apartment complex is how fully staffed and functional. The apartment complex’s downstairs clinic opened Monday afternoon and admitted its first tenant for a medical exam.
Sitka Tribe of Alaska receives $2M grant to help domestic violence victims
The Sitka Tribe of Alaska has landed more than $2 million in federal grant money to aid victims of domestic violence. The money is being awarded in three separate grants and will create five new positions to support women and children in Sitka.
Juneau’s warming shelter opening delayed
The mercury continues to drop well below freezing overnight but Juneau’s city-run warming shelter won’t be ready until at least Dec. 1. The Juneau Assembly has approved $75,000 for the facility to operate over a five-month period.
Northwest U.S. has new regional HUD boss
Jeffrey McMorris of Issaquah, Wash., began his new job as the new Northwest regional director for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, this week.