The Alaska Legislature passed a resolution Friday urging President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of ...

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 ...

Former first lady Michelle Obama will not be attending President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next week. “Former President Barack Obama is confirmed to attend the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP ... McKinley had never been to Alaska. The name would go on to be formally recognized by the U.S.

House Joint Resolution 4 by Maxine Dibert, a Fairbanks Democrat, is moot as worded since it urges “that action to rename the mountain not be taken.” The U.S. Department of Interior announced Friday ...

Many Alaskans say they’ll never stop calling the mountain Denali. That name respects the Indigenous people who’ve lived in ...

The McKinley name stuck until 2015, when President Barack Obama’s administration changed ... Associated Press writer Becky Bohrer in Juneau, Alaska, contributed to this report.

The McKinley name stuck until 2015, when President Barack Obama’s administration changed it to Denali as a symbolic gesture to Alaska Natives on the eve of his Alaska visit to highlight climate ...