In the Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome a contagious disease known as the “strangling angel” put the town under siege 100 years ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 2, 1925, the legendary Alaska Serum ...

They were part of a group of mushers and sled dogs that braved frigid conditions to bring life-saving serum to the Alaska ...

Now, 100 years later, Nome is remembering its saviors — the sled dogs and mushers who raced for ... had about 1,400 residents a century ago. Its most recent supply ship had arrived the previous ...