Iditarod mushers dream of snowy trail out of Fairbanks during warm ceremonial start
By Ava White Veteran musher Gabe Dunham ditched her gloves in downtown Anchorage Saturday morning to pet one of her sled
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The 2025 Iditarod starts on Saturday. Here’s what to know
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race looks a lot different this year due to historically scarce snow. The competition kicks
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Fishing moratorium on Yukon River chinook may be ‘too little, too late,’ panel hears
A new international agreement on chinook salmon stoked at times emotional debate at the Yukon River Panel meeting in Anchorage,
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Anchorage ‘Pandemic of snow’ sets record for earliest arrival of 100 inches of snow
By Mark Thiessen · The Associated Press Alaska city is well on track to break its all-time record for snowfall Even by
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Anchorage adds to record homeless death as major storm drops more than 60 cm of snow
Four homeless people have died in Anchorage in the last week, underscoring the ongoing struggle to house a large homeless
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Husband of U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola dies in an airplane crash in Alaska
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola’s husband has died in an airplane crash, her office said in a statement Wednesday. “We are
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Wildfires in Anchorage? Climate change sparks disaster fears
By Mark Thiessen ‘Probably the single largest threat to the municipality of Anchorage,’ says fire chief in Alaska capital Research on
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The 2023 Iditarod starts this weekend. Here’s what to know
The 2023 Iditarod kicks off Saturday with a ceremonial start in Anchorage followed by an official race start in Willow.
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‘A little scary’: Alaska’s Iditarod to begin with smallest field ever
The second half-century for the world’s most famous sled dog race is getting off to a rough start. Only 33
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2 Russians seek asylum after reaching remote Alaska island
Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing
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‘An amazing thing’: Iditarod dog found 3 months after disappearing from race checkpoint
He lost some weight, but otherwise Léon, an Iditarod sled dog who disappeared from a checkpoint in Alaska three months ago and was recently
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Craft space aims to teach Alaska Indigenous women skills — and help beat addiction
At the IñuPiphany studio in downtown Anchorage, four Alaska Native women worked diligently last week on crafting Eskimo yo-yos. They
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Costco customers in Alaska victimized by ravens
‘They know what they’re doing; it’s not their first time’ Some Alaska Costco shoppers said they’ve had their groceries stolen
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After early containment success, there’s now rapid COVID-19 spread in rural Alaska, including the Arctic
At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, many rural communities acted quickly to impose strict quarantine measures in order to
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How one man has made a place for struggling ivory carvers in Anchorage, Alaska
In a cluttered downtown Anchorage, Alaska workshop, Leon Misak Kinneeveauk pondered what to do with small walrus skull on an
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