An isolated town located in the Alaskan arctic tundra, locals love Nome for its connection to nature and a world-famous race.

In 1913, three Nome legislators departed by dog sled in the second week of January to reach the inaugural session, which started nearly two months later in Juneau.

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 ...

Lead dogs Loot, left and Gale Force, right, lead a nine-dog team on a six-mile mushing loop at Alaskan Husky Adventures.

I see by the news that the Iditarod Race is in full cry up in Alaska. There’s a ceremonial false start right near Anchorage — ...

From Anchorage parks to the birch woods of Willow, Iditarod spectators gather along the route with grills and thermoses to celebrate the 1,000-mile race.

To the unimaginative eye, the view of Nome, Alaska, from Joy Baker’s well-heated SUV looked like a whole lot of nothing: The early winter sun was sliding below the horizon barely four hours after it ...

The 54th running of the Iditarod sled dog race is set to begin Saturday afternoon under slightly warmer than ideal conditions.

Every year in September and October, bar-tailed godwits leave the shores of Alaska to travel 13,000 km southward to Australia ...