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 ...

The Iditarod, a grueling 1,000-mile sled dog race across Alaska, pushes both mushers and their canine athletes to the limits. While it’s a celebrated tradition showcasing incredible teamwork and ...

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 ...

The world’s most famous sled dog race is longer than ever this year thanks to a lack of snow. This year’s Iditarod race, which began on Monday, March 3, will last a record distance of 1,128 miles, ...

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.

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 ...