Swayman, proud son of a podiatrist and of Anchorage, can also boast that in years past he volunteered at the start line.

A late January blizzard had dumped up to 4 feet of snow in some parts of the Northeast. In Alaska, a diphtheria outbreak threatened the remote town of Nome. The ...

Add a historic Iditarod across Alaska to Emily Ford’s résumé of extreme winter feats. Under bright sunshine, the rookie musher from Duluth and her team of 10 Alaskan huskies crossed the finish line of ...

A total of 10 teams have reached Nome, with Jessie Holmes, Matt Hall, and Paige Drobny leading the way, all passing through ...

Musher Jessie Holmes has won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Bundled-up well wishers lined a street along the ...

Life Below Zero star Jessie Holmes wins his first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, completing the difficult 1,128-mile course ...

Mansfield native and Iditarod musher Matthew Failor was just 71 miles away from the burled arch finish line in Nome.

Stirred by the recent race of huskies carrying serum across Alaska to Nome, Northland old-timers recall when dog teams were ...

Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday, celebrating ...

Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday, celebrating ...

Jessie Holmes, a 43-year-old who came to Alaska from Alabama more than 20 years ago, earned his first victory in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race early Friday. Holmes crossed under the burled arch in ...