Mushers Begin Rugged Iditarod Race After Lack of Snow Forces Major Changes to Iconic Alaska Event ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The rugged Iditarod started Monday, but a dearth of snow forced the iconic ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Gold ...

This year’s Klondike Dog Derby in Excelsior is featuring some of the youngest mushers in the race’s history. About 300 dogs and their mushers put together final preparations for Saturday’s race in ...

A dozen dog teams line up for the mass start to the 2021 Kobuk 440 Sled Dog Race. (Berett Wilber/KOTZ) The last major race of the mushing season in Alaska kicked off in Kotzebue on Friday afternoon as ...

WILLOW, Alaska — The race to Nome began Sunday for 33 mushers in this year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska. Jessie Holmes. an Alabama native living in the Alaska community of Brushkana, was ...

Mar. 4—Mushers and their sled dogs took off from Willow on Sunday afternoon, kicking off the start of competition in the 52nd Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Anna Berington was the first musher down the ...

Matt Hall's Smokin Ace Kennel team departs Rainy Pass. (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) RAINY PASS LODGE — Rookie Eddie Burke Jr. wiped sweat from his brow Monday as he filled bowls of water for his ...

This year marks the 50th running of the Iditarod, an improbable event that few expected was even possible, let alone likely to endure for half a century. The first race was a moonshot, a half-baked ...

Editor's Note: Zack Steer, a five-time Iditarod finisher, is sitting out this year's race as wife Anjanette takes the kennel's team to Nome. He owns and operates the Sheep Mountain Lodge with ...

The Iditarod kicks off Sunday and, like most events in a pandemic, the 2021 sled dog race will be a little different. Even with an abbreviated course this year, it's a brutal test of tenacity and ...

Read full article: Houston unveils plans for downtown ‘Front Door Superhub’ to tackle homelessness ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome faced a bleak winter. It was hundreds of miles ...