2025 in Alaska
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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Alaska.
Incumbents
[edit]State Government
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- January 20 - President Donald Trump signs an executive order to change the federal designation of Denali back to Mount McKinley.[1] The Alaskan government continues to use Denali.
February
[edit]May
[edit]- May 21 – 2025 Southwest United States measles outbreak: A resident of the Municipality of Anchorage tests positive for measles.[3]
June
[edit]- June 19 – Olga Michael from the village of Kwethluk is officially canonized as Saint Olga of Alaska by the Orthodox Church, making her the first female Orthodox saint from North America.[4]
August
[edit]- August 15 – 2025 Russia–United States Summit in Anchorage[5]
October
[edit]- October 7 – Mindy O'Neill is elected mayor of Fairbanks, defeating incumbent mayor David Pruhs.[6]
- October 11–12 – Remnants of Typhoon Halong strike Alaska, killing one person. More than 1,500 are displaced and the villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok are badly damaged.[7]
Scheduled events
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Trump to rename Gulf of Mexico, Denali". POLITICO. January 20, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "No survivors in Bering Air plane crash near Nome with 10 on board". Alaska Public Media. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "Measles Case Confirmed in Anchorage". Municipality of Anchorage. May 22, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ^ Smith, Peter. "Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first female North American saint". The Associated Press. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Trump-Putin meeting: Sprawling Army base that has hosted dignitaries is backdrop for talks". USA Today. August 13, 2025. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
- ^ Klecka, Joey; Courtney, Wil; Bengel, Alex; Hanson, Lars (October 7, 2025). "LIVE: Fairbanks mayor concedes as more than 20 Alaskan communities hold elections". Alaska News Source. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ Bohrer, Becky; Attanasio, Cedar; Johnson, Gene (October 15, 2025). "Alaska storms drive 1,500 from their homes and 2 villages are decimated". The Associated Press. Retrieved October 15, 2025.