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Monarch butterflies are among the most beloved insects in North America. They are brightly colored and unique, both as caterpillars and later as mature insects. Monarchs are found in every U.S. state except Alaska, so nearly everyone has seen a monarch flutter by on a warm day.

Diane Delano played tough Alaska state trooper Barbara Semanski on Emmy-winning TV series Northern Exposure

The blob — an extreme marine heatwave that hit the northeast Pacific between 2014 and 2016 — killed approximately 4 million common murre, and the population is yet to recover, a new study finds.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska maintains a unique position within the Republican Party, prioritizing constituents over strict party loyalty.

Jesse Damon, 35, was sentenced to 25 years in prison followed by a life term of supervised release

The common murre, a large black-and-white seabird native to northern waters, has become far less common in Alaska over the past decade due to the impacts of climate change.

Researchers say the tundra’s changes are driven by thawing permafrost and emissions from wildfires

Authorities recover two bodies from capsized fishing boat in Alaska; search efforts ongoing.

Two bodies have been recovered amid debris from a fishing boat that reportedly capsized with five people aboard in rough seas in waters off southeast Alaska earlier this month

A "bizarre" E-shaped aurora was recently photographed dancing in the sky above Alaska. The unusual light show was caused by rare black auroras, a.k.a. anti-auroras, which catapult charged particles from the sun back out of Earth's atmosphere and into space.