JUNEAU -- A road to Nome has been a dream for years or decades, but the project that was put on the front burner by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been moved to the back burner by current Gov ...

1925 - A diphtheria outbreak in Nome, Alaska, creates an emergency need for medical supplies to be delivered, and dogsledders make the journey. The current race commemorates this mission and ...

Last week, a plane was reported missing in Alaska with multiple passengers aboard while en route to Nome. Soon after, authorities reported that the aircraft, identified as Bering Air Flight 445, a ...

Nome, Alaska is preparing for a "storm of an epic magnitude," according to the National Weather Service. Parts of Nome, Alaska have been evacuated.

iReport: Are you in Alaska? Send us your stories, photos and videos. Nome’s mayor told CNN she was hopeful the ships meet the current schedule, but “ice is dynamic” and could slow their arrival.

We’d hoped the slew of recent plane crashes was just a blip, but sadly, that doesn’t seem to be the case. Another plane has gone missing near Nome, Alaska and is believed to have crashed. The ...

A Cessna plane that crashed while as it was flying to Nome, Alaska, last month, killing all 10 people on board, was hundreds of pounds too heavy for icing conditions, a National Transportation ...