Initially believed to be a cold, arid grassland, the stretch more resembled the modern-day Yukon-Kuskokwim floodplain.

This year is the 100th anniversary of the dog mushing relay that carried the diphtheria serum to Nome during a raging storm.

Three teams hit the trail earlier this month for a reenactment of the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, a legendary effort that is credited with saving the town from diphtheria.

A woman and child helped a man escape from lock-up in a remote Alaska village, officials said.

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Mansfield native Matthew Failor isn't convinced the Iditarod needed to change its path across Alaska this year.

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Bradley George and Robby Schachle arrived in Nome on Tuesday afternoon, the first team to reach the ostensible midway point ...

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will now start in Fairbanks, not Willow, due to a lack of snow, race officials announced ...

A lack of snow along a dangerous stretch of trail has led organizers of the world's most famous sled dog race to move the ...