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Iditarod start moves to Fairbanks

Lack of snow north of the Alaska Range prompts Iditarod to move official start to Fairbanks

A lack of snow along a dangerous stretch of trail has led organizers of the world’s most famous sled dog race to move the start of the Iditarod farther north.

Alaska Public Media · 17h

Iditarod start moves to Fairbanks due to lack of snow

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will now start in Fairbanks, not Willow, due to a lack of snow, race officials announced Monday. The last-minute change follows alarms raised by some mushers over the weekend who said stretches of the trail were not safe for their teams.

Fairbanks KTVF on MSN · 19h

Iditarod race officials discuss ‘tough call’ to move start to Fairbanks due to safety concerns

A major change is coming to this year’s Iditarod as the Trail Committee announced the race will now begin — for the fourth time in the race’s history — in Fairbanks.

Alaska Public Media2h

Interior Alaska’s plan to expand electric vehicle infrastructure hits a bump in the road

Demand for electric vehicles is growing in Alaska, but a pause on federal funding for the chargers that power them could hold ...

Alaska Dispatch News21h

Alaska House majority’s major school funding boost stalls with a Fairbanks legislator’s absence

A working group of legislators and Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s staff is set to meet again Tuesday to try to reach an education deal.

USA Today20d

F-35 fighter jet crashes at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska after pilot ejects

The crash occurred just before 1 p.m. local time within the fence line of Eielson Air Force Base, about 25 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, according to 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs.

Radio Canada International5d

Alaska needs a state dinosaur, lawmaker says, but top dino scientist not sure on pick

A Fairbanks legislator wants the state to have an official dinosaur, and he’s suggesting that it be a type of tyrannosaur ...

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