Only a handful of mushers have won the 1,000-mile race consecutively, and it's been a decade since a repeat championship.
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The Palmer Food Bank hands out groceries four days a week and never turns away clients, officials said.
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Higher than normal snowpack and ice thickness, among other factors, have created heightened risks in 2026 for much of the Yukon River, the Tanana River, and the lower Kuskokwim River, according to the Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center.
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Nelson Lagoon is about to run out of water. The Alaska Native village of 40 people on the Alaska Peninsula expects its supply to run dry by March 20, after a January storm destroyed the underground pipeline connecting the community to its only water source.
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With the Iran war entering a third week, Israel said it plans for at least three more weeks of war, while President Trump demanded other countries help the U.S. secure the vital Strait of Hormuz.
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Iditarod teams now head onto frozen sections of Norton Sound, where windstorms have been known to derail a frontrunner’s championship aspirations.
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The fate of a bill that would provide millions for disaster relief, firefighting and construction projects is back up in the air.
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For the second year in a row, Jessie Holmes and Paige Drobny are jockeying for the top spot. “That’s my closest neighbor, 26 miles away. It’s hard to root against her,” Holmes said shortly after pulling into the Yukon River checkpoint at Ruby just before 5 a.m. Friday.
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The extension allows state agencies to continue responding to ongoing needs associated with the storm. House Republicans said the administration's approach could be legally vulnerable.
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Kahn said he resigned due to personal issues and time constraints. Lewis said he resigned to give the city a fresh start as Khan stepped down.
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Alaska legislators have few firm facts as they consider a proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipelineLong planned, the pipeline and accompanying infrastructure would be the biggest natural gas project in American history — and possibly the most expensive.
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