ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Iditarod, the annual sled dog race celebrating Alaska's official state sport, got underway Saturday with a new focus on safety after five dogs died and eight were injured ...

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PALMER — Five dogs rescued in October from flooding in western Alaska villages will become available for adoption in the ...

The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome faced a bleak winter. It was hundreds of miles from anywhere, cut off by the frozen sea and unrelenting blizzards, and under siege from a contagious disease known as ...

In Gentler Valleys Roaming,” author Julie Verrette writes about the dogs she adopted from Iditarod racers Susan Butcher and ...

(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) — Ashley Keith used to always dream about joining the world of professional sled dog racing. She got her first sled dog when she was 13 years old and fantasized about one day ...

ANCHORAGE, AlaskaANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Iditarod, the annual sled dog race celebrating Alaska’s official state sport, got underway Saturday with a new focus on safety after five dogs died and eight ...

The Iditarod, the annual sled dog race celebrating Alaska's official state sport, is set to get underway Saturday with a new focus on safety after five dogs died and eight were injured in collisions ...

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Iditarod, the annual sled dog race celebrating Alaska’s official state sport, is set to get underway Saturday with a new focus on safety after five dogs died and eight ...