Reporting from ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s newly elected governor will be sworn in above the Arctic Circle, marking a first for the state. Republican Gov.-elect Mike Dunleavy will become Alaska’s top elected ...

It was a motley-looking bunch gathered at 4:30 a.m. in the cramped Fairbanks offices of the Northern Alaska Tour Company. My wife and I were carrying layers of polar clothing (at least, as "polar" as ...

UTQIAGVIK, Alaska - Utqiagvik, Alaska has seen its last sunrise this year; America's northernmost settlement will not see the Sun again until Jan. 22, 2026, as Polar Night begins in the Arctic Circle.

Rescuers found a snowmobiler who had last been seen on Feb. 14 in Alaska, officials said. Photo by Jessica Fadel on Unsplash UPDATE: John Booth was taken for medical treatment after he was found alive ...