Big crowds expected at kickoff of Alaska’s famed Iditarod

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Big crowds are expected to converge on Alaska’s largest city Saturday as hundreds of dogs and their humans kickoff the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race with a short ceremonial run along snow-heaped streets. The fan-friendly event in Anchorage brings spectators up close to the 52 musher-dog teams gearing up for the […]