The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak. The state’s senators prefer the Native name.

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck Alaska on Thursday afternoon. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the quake struck around 3:24 p.m. PT in the Chugach Mountains near the city of Valdez, which has a population of about 3,900. The epicenter was east of Anchorage.

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.

The Point Bridge was there for about a week, the crew fishing death and loss from the ocean. The older men with families struggled at times. One crew member said he could no longer gather remains and was stationed under deck. “It was grueling,” Dettleff said. “I just wanted to get back to my apartment, see my girlfriend and get some sleep.”

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

For the first time in eight years, the Alaska Legislature has opened its two-year session without a deadlock in its lower chamber.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced a bill through the House, and the Senate majority is expected to introduce its own election reforms later this week

The Senate is muscling Pete Hegseth’s nomination as defense secretary toward confirmation. The Republican senators are prioritizing the former Fox News host and combat veteran’s vow to create a “warrior culture” at the Pentagon over allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women.

The icebreaker's new home — based on the findings of the Coast Guard’s urgently completed port study — will be Alaska’s capital, Juneau. The Aiviq’s Louisiana builder has made more than $7 million in political contributions since 2012.

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A TIME analysis found that nearly two-thirds of the executive actions Trump has issued mirror or partially mirror proposals from Project 2025.