Jessie Holmes wins repeat Iditarod ASSOCIATED PRESS Mar 21, 2026 Mar 21, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NOME, Alaska — Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes cruised to a repeat victory in the Iditarod, the roughly 1,000-mile sled dog race in Alaska.kAmw@=>6D 8F:565 9:D 5@8 E62> 24C@DD E96 7:?:D9 =:?6 %F6D52J ?:89E :? E96 @=5 v@=5 #FD9 E@H? @7 }@>6[ 2 q6C:?8 $62 4@2DE2= 4@>>F?:EJ[ 27E6C EC2G6=:?8 7@C ?:?6 52JD[ f 9@FCD 2?5 ba >:?FE6D] w6 AF>A65 3@E9 7:DED :? E96 2:C 2D E96 4C@H5 4966C65 7@C 9:> 2?5 9:D E62> @7 `a 5@8D[ H9@ 56G@FC65 D@>6 >62E 27E6C 7:?:D9:?8]k^AmkAmQxVG6 366? 492D:?8 8C62E?6DD 6G6C D:?46 E96 =2DE E:>6 x H2D 96C6[Q w@=>6D D2:5[ ?@E:?8 E92E 96 925 366? 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Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Update: Old Fort man killed in motorcycle crash on I-40 identified Highway patrol said the motorcylist was was speeding and passing vehicles recklessly. 1 person killed in motorcycle crash on I-40 eastbound near Old Fort Monday evening, emergency personnel responded to two motor vehicle crashes, including one that resulted in a fatality. McDowell County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing classic car It was last seen parked in the owner’s garage off Bethel Church Road on Thursday, April 16. Marion man charged with burglary and kidnapping after woman held against her will in home He is charged with felony first-degree burglary and felony second-degree kidnapping. This WNC family lost their home in Hurricane Helene. 19 months later, they're getting a new one. “It’s about restoring hope to a family who has walked through incredible loss and reminding them that God has not forgotten them."
Update: Old Fort man killed in motorcycle crash on I-40 identified Highway patrol said the motorcylist was was speeding and passing vehicles recklessly.
1 person killed in motorcycle crash on I-40 eastbound near Old Fort Monday evening, emergency personnel responded to two motor vehicle crashes, including one that resulted in a fatality.
McDowell County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing classic car It was last seen parked in the owner’s garage off Bethel Church Road on Thursday, April 16.
Marion man charged with burglary and kidnapping after woman held against her will in home He is charged with felony first-degree burglary and felony second-degree kidnapping.
This WNC family lost their home in Hurricane Helene. 19 months later, they're getting a new one. “It’s about restoring hope to a family who has walked through incredible loss and reminding them that God has not forgotten them."
