A century ago, a team of determined mushers and their sled dogs embarked on a perilous journey to deliver life-saving diphtheria serum to the town of Nome, facing extreme weather and treacherous ...

One hundred years ago an outbreak of the deadly disease in the Alaskan outpost of Nome caught the world’s attention.

Next week marks 100 years since the conclusion of the Great Serum Run, also known as the Great Race of Mercy, to deliver life ...

I usually run into Jim Herriges on the shore of the Nenana River, when he is wearing a dry suit and helmet, standing beside his whitewater kayak. But there he was on stage Saturday night ...

His first year on the sled, he scratched. But the Nenana musher has continued to improve his standing at the race considered a major test for mushers with an eye on longer distance races like the ...

The Fairbanks North Star Borough’s land division launched a month-long virtual open house for feedback on a proposed mixed-use subdivision near Ester on the Old Nenana Highway. The area sits ...

I grew up in the same house in Maryland between the ages of 5 and 18. When I think of my childhood, my memories have a yellow aura to them -- a warm, innocent happiness that stirs a deep sense of ...

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Cloudy with a high of 24 °F (-4.4 °C). Winds ENE. Night - Cloudy. Winds from ENE to E at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 22 °F (-5.6 °C). Partly cloudy today with a high ...

This golden spike was driven in by President Warren Harding in Nenana in 1923. It marked the completion of the Alaska Railroad. "It's a part of history," said Garry Farnham. That's Garry Farnham of ...