NOME, Alaska (AP) — Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday, celebrating with fist pumps to a cheering crowd and posing for photos with his two floral wreath-adorned head teammates, Hercules and Polar.

After the 2020 race, it took a vintage plane to get Thomas Waerner and his 16 dogs back home to Norway from Alaska at the start of the pandemic.

Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday, celebrating with fist pumps to a cheering crowd and posing for photos with his two floral wreath-adorned head teammates,

Authorities investigating the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa are now revealing that one of the couple’s surviving dogs helped first responders locate Hackman by barking and leading them to his body.

One of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa's surviving dogs played a role in helping investigators find their bodies last month, the Santa Fe fire chief said.

The deaths of Gene Hackman and his beloved wife Betsy Arakawa left an aching void in Hollywood, but what’s equally heartbreaking is the role their faithful dogs played in helping authorities find their bodies.