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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ...

Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star from Odenville, Alabama, won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday.

Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes pumped his fist as he ran alongside his sled, as he and his 10-dog team finished the ...

As of this morning, seven mushers have finished the Iditarod dogsled race, with Jessie Holmes finishing in first place early ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome faced a bleak winter. It was hundreds of miles from anywhere, cut off by the frozen sea and unrelenting blizzards, and under siege from ...

It represents another rupture in the bonds Nome has had with its closest foreign neighbor. During World War II, when the United States and Soviet Union were allies, the town played a critical role ...

With just days to spare, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race’s new Burled Arch has arrived in Nome as the town anxiously awaits ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The rugged Iditarod started Monday, but a dearth of snow forced the iconic dog sled race to start ...

Jessie Holmes rolled into the Gold Rush town of Nome after 10 days, 14 hours, 55 minutes, 41 seconds traversing the ...

Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, has won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska. Holmes was ...

Camera: MARTIN DIVISEK. [Restrictions: Spain, Latin America, or the U.S. Hispanic market] ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome faced a bleak winter. It was hundreds of miles ...