Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
Every March, Runners Race Reindeer Through the Streets of Anchorage
For three and a half blocks, athletes and ungulates share the road during the headlining event of Alaska's Fur Rendezvous ...
Anchorage security worker arrested on assault charges, police say
A security employee at Williwaw Social in downtown Anchorage was arrested following an incident Friday night that left a patron injured, police said. Officers responded to the club on F Street at ...
Alaska Public Media1h
Someone stole and poisoned Anchorage’s iconic pet reindeer. But who? And why?
Star the reindeer almost had to be euthanized after a masked man sprayed a mysterious substance in the animal’s face on Feb.
The Associated Press on MSN8d
Mushers begin rugged Iditarod race after lack of snow forces major changes to iconic Alaska event
The Iditarod has begun and promises to be like none before. Mushers began the world’s most famous sled dog race Monday, but ...
Spectators flock to downtown Anchorage as 2025 Iditarod ceremonial start kicks off
Mushers on Saturday morning started launching from downtown Anchorage during the ceremonial start for the 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. They were led by a familiar face: Four-time Junior Iditarod ...
The world’s most famous sled dog race is longer than ever. Here’s a look at Iditarod, by the numbers
Thanks to a lack of snow, this year’s edition of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race needed a new route across the Alaska ...
Someone stole and nearly poisoned Anchorage's iconic pet reindeer. But who? And why?
Who stole, and later poisoned, Anchorage's iconic downtown reindeer Star? Star is part of a long Anchorage tradition that started in 1960, when Ivan and Oro Stewart, the owners of a downtown camera ...
Alaska Public Media5d
Warm, snowless conditions snarl winter sports that are traditions in Alaska
Persistent warmth and rains have wreaked havoc with ski races and other events in the Anchorage area. Organizers are ...
Anchorage Daily News13d
Iditarod ceremonial start in Anchorage shortened because of dismal snow conditions
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is making another dramatic change to its annual program due to the poor snow conditions in ...
Alaska Dispatch News9d
Iditarod ceremonial start draws eager dog teams, spectators and calls for ‘bootie bootie bootie’
Throngs of spectators three to four deep jockeyed for position along Fourth Avenue on Saturday in downtown Anchorage ... turned south onto Cordova Street and followed it through Fairview all ...