...taken place at two willow thickets eight to 10 miles from Bethel, near a frozen lake and a lake bed, said trooper Andrew Merrill of Bethel. Wide-open tundra defines most of the trail. The latest incident occurred Dec. 20. Several snowmobiles...

...Moon was flying from the checkpoint at Koyuk to White Mountain when the plane crashed, according to trooper Sgt. Andrew Merrill. Moon is part of the Iditarod air force, a collection of pilots who volunteer their time and planes for the 1...