A sunrise in Barrow (now known as Utqiagvik), Alaska, on Jan. 25, 2011. Tuesday afternoon, the sun peeked above the horizon along Alaska's North Slope around 1:09 p.m. AKST, 66 days after it set ...

Utqiagvik, Alaska, formerly known as Barrow experiences its final sunset of 2024, entering polar night until January 23, 2025. The northernmost city in the United States won't see the sun again ...

Watch as abandoned baby walrus gets second chance at life, round-the-clock care The baby Pacific walrus was found emaciated and dehydrated in Utqiagvik, Alaska, after her herd left the area.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in the Arctic Sounder in May 2022. When late Utqiagvik Elder Warren Matumeak began to document whaling trails, he sketched a handwritten map of ...

The nation’s northernmost town - Utqiagvik, Alaska - is about to descend into months of darkness. Think of it this way: By the time the sun rises again, a new president will occupy the White House.

Utqiagvik lies more than 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle yet is well-connected. The city is served by daily Alaska Airlines passenger flights from Anchorage aboard Boeing 737 jets.