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Alaska lawmakers signal opposition to Denali name change

Alaska House members urge Trump to keep the name of North America’s tallest peak as Denali

The vote came a week after Trump on his first day in office signed an executive order calling for the name to revert to Mount McKinley.

Alaskans say Trump can change name of Denali but can't make people call it Mount McKinley

The U.S. president's move last week to rename North America's tallest peak has introduced 'a jarring note' into Alaska affairs, says one academic.

YAHOO!News · 1d

Alaska lawmakers signal opposition to Denali name change in resolution

The Alaska House voted Monday to adopt a resolution urging President Donald Trump to reconsider his executive order renaming the tallest peak in North America. The bipartisan House majority sought to quickly move a measure that would signal to the Trump administration that Alaskans opposed his idea of changing the name of the mountain from Denali back to Mount McKinley,

US fighter jet crashes at Alaska base, pilot safe

CNN on MSN · 3h

Video shows pilot survive after dramatic fighter jet crash at Alaska air base

A US Air Force pilot safely escaped after an F-35 fighter jet crashed during a training mission at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, officials said.

USA TODAY on MSN · 8h

F-35 fighter jet crashes at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska after pilot ejects

A pilot is safe after ejecting from an F-35 fighter jet that crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, officials said.

The Associated Press on MSN · 18h

Pilot safe after F-35 military jet suffers 'significant damage' in accident at Alaska base

A U.S. Air Force pilot was reported to be safe after a single-seat F-35 fighter jet crashed Tuesday during a training exercise at a base in Alaska. The pilot experienced an “inflight malfunction” but was able to eject from the aircraft,

Trump, Alaska

Alaska Public Media · 19h

Trump’s funding freeze confounds Alaska government, schools and nonprofits

A federal judge blocked the freeze Tuesday afternoon, though the stay is temporary and still leaves a lot of uncertainty.

'Catastrophic for a state like ours': Alaska governments and nonprofits react to federal grant funding freeze

Alaska nonprofits and governments are scrambling to understand the fallout of a Trump administration order to freeze federal grant and loan funding, representing billions of dollars and a potential major blow to Alaska's economy and services.

Fairbanks KTVF on MSN · 19h

Alaska lawmakers still unsure of impacts from Trump federal grants and loans freeze

A freeze on federal grants and loans by the Trump administration that was temporarily blocked Tuesday by a federal judge has left Alaska’s governor and congressional delegation wondering how Alaska will feel the impacts.

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2h

The Alaska Railroad’s Golden Spike Hammered in by President Harding Will Return to Its Home State

The spike's installation marked the completion of the Alaska Railroad in 1923. It's spent most of the time since then in the ...

Alaska Public Media16h

'World’s largest undeveloped gold mine' faces legal challenges from Canada and Alaska tribal nations

The Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission says the outcome of the Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell project, if it ...

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Exploring Alaska – The Land of Endless Beauty

Not far from the urban clutches of Anchorage, Kenai Fjords National Park gives a view into the heart of Alaska’s glacial ...

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