Anchorage hit a record for homeless people dying on the streets. Then something unexpected happened: The deaths almost completely stopped. Why?

Mar. 24—Last year, Anchorage hit a grim milestone: A record 52 homeless people died on the streets of Anchorage — more than double the previous year's toll. The deaths unfolded at a relentless pace: Eight people died in April. Seven in July. By November, the scourge of deaths of homeless people on Anchorage streets were making national headlines. Two men died in wheelchairs, within a day of …