Animal abuse allegations spark movement to end Iditarod sled dog race
The Iditarod is a 1,000-mile race held annually in Alaska. Many argue that the race, which starts this weekend, is a form of ...
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Iditarod mushers dream of snowy trail out of Fairbanks during warm ceremonial start
Rookie Emily Ford said her dog team cannot wait to get into some snow. “I think they're gonna be so stoked and be like — ...
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‘Mother Nature will throw her curveball,’ Mansfield musher says of new Iditarod route
Mansfield native Matthew Failor isn't convinced the revised Iditarod route will be easier for the mushers and sled dog teams.
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The world's most famous sled dog race is longer than ever. Here's a look at Iditarod.
The world’s most famous sled dog race is longer this year than ever before.Thanks to a lack of snow, this year's edition of ...
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Medicare cuts threaten Alaska’s most vulnerable — and our hospitals
The News-Miner front page for Friday, Feb. 28, caused me to put my thoughts down in this Community Perspective.
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In 1961, a Wien Airlines pilot could see a mushroom cloud in Russia from Alaska
Although some of the details of the incident are sketchy, the U.S. government believed the account of pilot Tony Schultz.
Students and faculty rebuke University of Alaska regents' decision to strike DEI language, review programs
Students and faculty at the University of Alaska are pushing back against a recent decision by the Board of Regents to strike "diversity, equity and inclusion" language at the university and to change ...
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UAF responds to Regents’ anti-DEI order
As higher education institutions across the country struggle to navigate President Donald Trump’s plans to purge diversity, ...
Trump administration firings at Alaska parks and forests could harm tourism, industry representatives say
The Trump administration's purge of the federal workforce has reduced staff at popular forests and parks in Alaska, raising concerns in the state's tourism industry that services will be cut back this ...