The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome was hundreds of miles from anywhere and under siege from a contagious disease known as the ...

Throughout its rich history in Alaska, the tradition of mushing has changed with the times and shifted to adapt to a changing ...

Gunnar Kaasen and with his dog Balto, the heroic dogsled team leader, sit for a portrait in the early 1920s. (AP Photo, File) In the Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome a contagious disease known as the ...

This year's Iditarod starts March 1. "The Serum Run demonstrated the critical role sled dogs played in the survival and communication of remote Alaskan communities, while the Iditarod has evolved ...

The search continues Friday for a small plane that went missing in Alaska, with 10 people on board. The Bering Air flight was ...

On Friday, dogs running the 300-mile race received vet checks to make sure the dogs were healthy and safe before taking on ...

Authorities are searching part of Alaska's western coast for a plane that went missing while carrying 10 people.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on its way to the hub community of Nome was ...

The Cessna crashed Thursday during a 150-mile commuter flight from Unalakleet to Nome, killing all 10 people aboard.