Allen Moore of Two Rivers pulls into the McGrath checkpoint on the Kuskokwim River this morning.
While most Iditarod front-runners were in the middle of their 24-hour layovers in Takotna, Ophir or McGrath, John Baker of Kotzebue struck out alone for Cripple, the abandoned mining town where he should be able to claim the $3,000 halfway prize.
Sled Blog: Stress, fatigue and a dog with attitude
Sixth musher scratches in Rohn
Interactive map: Track the mushers
Photos: Day 4 (Nikolai and McGrath)
Members of the Anchorage Assembly are seeking more information about the deal that sent $193,000 from the city treasury into a former mayor's life insurance trust headed by his son, current Mayor Dan Sullivan.
Wolf attack may have killed teacher in village
Authorities were in the Alaska Peninsula village of Chignik Lake on Tuesday investigating whether a 32-year-old schoolteacher, found dead off a road leading out of town, was killed in a wolf attack.
Searchers this afternoon found and rescued an "extreme hiker" stranded without food for days on Meade Glacier near Haines, according to the Coast Guard.
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EDITORIAL
Armed or not, may we all enjoy peace in the national parks of Alaska.
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ALASKA ACES
In the horserace that is the ECHL's National Conference playoff chase, the final furlong is shaping up to furnish a furious finish.
MARKET FRESH
Halibut season opened Saturday, about the same time a wintry blast of weather descended on Alaska. If you've been waiting for the freshest whitefish, the wait may continue a bit longer.
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Cyrano the bald eagle gets a working beak
It won't get him released back into the wild, but the new beak prosthesis recently attached to Cyrano the injured bald eagle will help him eat easily and make him an ideal "ambassador" for the Bird Treatment and Learning Center in Anchorage.
Location: Barrow, AK, 3/2010 a blizzardy weekend in barrow!
Location: McGrath Checkpoint, 03/09/10 McGrath Checkpoint, warming by the fire.
The original hit puzzle from Tim Parker set the standard for all online crosswords that followed.
What is Sudoku? It's a global sensation! Sudoku is a number-placement puzzle that is mentally challenging, easy to learn and highly addictive.
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