Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
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Anchorage winter ties for second snowiest on record but hitting all-time mark unlikely
A whopping 132.6 inches of snow -- more than 11 feet -- fell on the city this winter, as of the latest measurement Friday.
Majority of Alaskans voted across party lines in ’22 primary, study says
Sightline Institute researcher Jeannette Lee says the analysis shows open primaries let Alaskans choose values over party.
Alaska Native remains repatriated from Oregon asylum but many Lost Alaskans still buried
Patients who died at places like Morningside Hospital in Portland, were often buried there and never returned home.
Alaska schools making drastic cuts in wake of governor’s veto, school administrators council says
Lisa Parady is the Executive Director of the Alaska Council of School Administrators and says the council's members are doing everything they can to avoid negative impacts to classrooms and students.
For the first time, 4 women mushers have finished in the Iditarod’s top 10
Paige Drobny’s team arrived here in 5th place early Wednesday morning, followed by Mille Porsild in 7th, Amanda Otto in 8th and Jessie Royer in 10th.
Delmer, who doesn’t miss a thing
Delmer is six years old and racing in his fourth Iditarod, Pete Kaiser said.
Dallas Seavey wins record-breaking sixth Iditarod
Musher Dallas Seavey dashed across the finish line in Nome on Tuesday, breaking a tie with five-time champ Rick Swenson.
Iditarod set to mint Dallas Seavey as winningest musher of all time
If he wins, Dallas Seavey will have overcome a penalty earlier in the race for not sufficiently gutting a moose he shot after it attacked his team.
Titan, of golden lineage
“He’s a sweet boy," Dallas Seavey said of Titan. "There’s a lot of things I love about him."
Dallas Seavey leads Iditarod, eyeing a record-setting sixth win
Seavey regained the lead after a two-hour penalty earlier in the race.
This Unalakleet restaurant is delivering hot pizza and warm messages to exhausted Iditarod mushers
Mushers’ family, friends and fans began calling Peace on Earth weeks ago to place pizza orders. Many asked for special messages to be written on the boxes.
Skookum, the rowdy one
Lauro Eklund said Skookum means solid or strong, and it's the perfect name for a rowdy dog who's "beating up on his siblings all the time."
Iditarod teams contend with frigid temperatures and sleep deprivation heading to the coast
The mushers are adding clothing to themselves and their dogs to stay warm in subzero windchills.
Mayhem, ‘the sweetest girl on the team’
“She loves to be pet, so every time you’re walking by, she gives you a paw," said Anna Berington.
‘Tons can happen’: Iditarod teams mush into race’s second half
“We’re only halfway in the race, and tons can happen,” said musher Pete Kaiser.
Iditarod musher Petit and his dogs chow down in Ruby after arriving first to the Yukon River town
Both the Big Lake musher and his voracious huskies were eager to eat, having made it to the Yukon River first Thursday night.
Iditarod ‘made the right call,’ Seavey says of penalty for insufficient moose-gutting
Musher Dallas Seavey was assessed a two-hour penalty for failing to properly gut a moose he shot earlier in the race after it attacked his team.
Iditarod mushers care for dogs, sleep, eat and repeat during their 24-hour breaks
The 24’s, as they’re called, are mandatory and a welcome reset for the weary teams.
Iditarod back-of-the-pack mushers and their dogs are learning on the fly
Sean Williams is a second-time rookie and says he’s doing less screaming this year, while Deke Naaktgeboren is enjoying watching his dogs start to gel.