Alaskans oppose reverting the name of Denali to Mount McKinley by more than a two-to-one margin, according to a survey of residents conducted several days before President Donald Trump announced he would make the change during his second inauguration speech Monday.

On his first day back in office, President Trump signed an executive order that aims to undo most of his predecessor’s work on Alaska energy and environmental issues. The order entitled “Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential” was among dozens Trump signed.

President Donald Trump announced the name of Alaska’s highest peak — and North America’s tallest at more than 20,000 feet — Denali, would be changed back to Mount McKinley. Trump was sworn in as the 47th president on Monday, and made the announcement in his inaugural address, also promising to change the name of the […]

A sweeping executive order signed by President Donald Trump during the first hours of his second term aims to boost Alaska’s natural resource industry by reversing environmental protections that limit oil and gas extraction, logging, and other development projects across the state.

Corinne Smith started reporting in Alaska in 2020, serving as a radio reporter for several local stations across the state including in Petersburg, Haines, Homer, and Dillingham. She spent two summers covering the Bristol Bay fishing season.

President Trump plans to rename Denali back to Mount McKinley, reigniting debates with state leaders and advocacy groups who prefer the traditional Alaska Native name. Former President Obama renamed it in 2015 in acknowledgment of Alaska Native traditions.

Denali Lodge is expanding with a $70 million investment. Homestead Park in Douglas is closed for upgrades. Angie Spear is the new airport director, and Anchorage seeks animal food donations.

On the day that Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, he signed a flurry of executive orders, including one that will rename Alaska's tallest peak to the name it held for almost a century.

Alaska Native leaders, as well as state politicians, object that the order undoes years of work with the federal government to establish Denali as the rightful name. “Located on

President Donald Trump said the Gulf of Mexico will be called the Gulf of America, while the Denali mountain peak will revert to its former name, Mount McKinley.

The Denali Commission is set to grant some $100,000 to Friends of West Susitna, formed to advocate for the West Susitna Access Project.