Mar. 1—Sled dogs leapt in place, yelping and tugging forward. Mushers excitedly prepared their teams, laying out the gangline and chatting with fans, friends and family members. Throngs of spectators ...

GALENA — Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race teams at the head of the pack were wrapping up their mandatory 24-hour breaks at checkpoints along the trail Friday, including the one in this Interior community.

Alaska's famous Iditarod sled dog race's starting point has been moved northward to Fairbanks for the 2025 event. The 1,000-mile trek goes westward across the state to Nome. The move came after ...

Mar. 14—NOME — Jessie Holmes, a 43-year-old who came to Alaska from Alabama more than 20 years ago, earned his first victory in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race early Friday. Holmes crossed under the ...

The 2025 Iditarod race, which normally begins in Anchorage, Alaska, will begin at an alternate location this year due to a lack of snow. The main reason for the relocation to Fairbanks is the lack of ...

JUNEAU, Alaska — Bundled-up well wishers lined a street along the Bering Sea coastline in the early morning darkness Friday, cheering musher Jessie Holmes as he won Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog ...

Paper sled dogs at Bayshore Elementary photographed on Feb. 20, 2026 will be moved to different checkpoints when students read a certain amount of minutes. As sled dog teams mush the 1,000-mile ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Riches and paid appearances haven’t followed Jessie Holmes since he won the world’s most famous sled dog race, the Iditarod, last year. He doesn’t mind. A carpenter and a ...