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Anchorage rookie musher Emil Churchin prepares to leave Takontna, Alaska on Friday, March 12, 2010 during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (AP Photo/Anchorage Daily News, Bob Hallinen) Copyright 2010 AP News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A schoolteacher found dead this week near a remote Alaska village was probably killed by wolves, Alaska State Troopers said on Thursday. The fatal attack could be the first on U.S. soil in more than 50 years. Attacks ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Seventy-one mushers and their powerful sled dog teams got a festive send-off in downtown Anchorage on Saturday for a 10-mile ceremonial run that launched the fabled Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Cheering, well-bundled spectators lined the way as ...

FILE - This March 7, 2009, file photo shows Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race musher Hugh Neff's lead dogs jumping in their harness as they get ready for the ceremonial start of the race in Anchorage, Alaska. The 38th running of the ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - In hard economic times, even the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, the famed long-distance trek across frozen Alaska starting on Saturday, has had to scratch around for a little extra assistance. Sponsorship and business woes have cut race ...

SINGAPORE/ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - The world has become far too hot for the aptly named Exit Glacier in Alaska. Like many low-altitude glaciers, it's steadily melting, shrinking two miles over the past 200 years as it tries to strike a new balance with ...

Police identify Anchorage mall shooting victim, release man taken into custody for questioning Police on Sunday were looking for a suspect in a shooting at an Anchorage mall who may have been wearing a wig and fake mustache when a 29-year-old man ...

Police identify man shot to death at busy Anchorage mall Anchorage police say a man taken into custody following a fatal shooting at a busy mall has been released, and they're now looking for a man who may have been wearing a ...

<div id="subtitle">Survey says average gas prices drop nearly 7 cents nationwide from 2 weeks ago</div><div><p>The average price of regular gasoline in the United States has dropped nearly seven cents over a two-week period to $2.52.</p><p>That's according to ...

<div id="subtitle">Sarah Palin's memoir 'Going Rogue' already tops charts before its Nov. 17 release</div><div><p>Move over, Dan Brown. Sarah Palin is on top of the charts.</p><p>Just two days after HarperCollins announced that Palin's "Going Rogue" had been moved ...