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The Alaska Panhandle, sometimes referred to as Southeast Alaska, is the southeastern portion of the coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, which lies just west of the northern half of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The majority of the panhandle's area is part of the Tongass National Forest, the U.S.'s largest national forest. In many places, the international border runs along the crest of the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains.The Alaska Panhandle is the northern terminus of the Inside Passage a protected waterway of convoluted passages between islands and fjords, beginning in Puget Sound in Washington state. This was an important travel corridor for native canoeists, as well as gold-rush steam ships, and in modern times is an important route for ferries and cruise ships. The Panhandle has a land area of 91,008.18 km2 (35,138.46 square miles), comprised of four entire boroughs and three census areas, in addition to the part of Yakutat Borough lying east of 141° West longitude. Although it has only 6.14 percent of Alaska's land area, it is larger than the state of Maine, and almost as large as the state of Indiana. The 2000 census population of the Panhandle was 72,954 inhabitants, about 42 percent of whom were concentrated in the city of Juneau.

 

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Local News from KTVF Fairbanks via Yahoo! News

Judge says he saw hand signals between lawyer and star witness

Oct 7, 2008 7:04 pm

The judge presiding over Alaska Senator Ted Stevens' corruption trial has accused the lawyer for the prosecution's star witness of sending hand signals to his client.

 

Health officials investigate respiratory illnesses

Oct 7, 2008 6:35 pm

The Division of Public Health says a respiratory illness likely caused by a virus circulating on Prince of Wales Island has killed one person.

 

Alaska man's body found on Montana lake shore

Oct 7, 2008 6:35 pm

The body of an Alaska man living in the Flathead Valley of Montana was found washed up on the shore of Woods Bay in Flathead Lake.

 

Man charged in Montana with cruelty to animals

Oct 7, 2008 6:35 pm

A former Colorado man has been charged in Butte, Mont., with felony cruelty to animals. Authorities say he was driving cross-country with 100 malnourished dogs crammed into a filthy school...

 

Allen lawyer denies making signals to client

Oct 7, 2008 6:34 pm

The federal judge overseeing Ted Stevens' corruption trial says he saw a lawyer making signals from the crowd to the lead witness against the Alaska senator.

 

"Queen of the Fleet" returns to service

Oct 7, 2008 2:05 am

The Coast Guard cutter Acushnet is returning to service in the Bering Sea.

 

Blue Lake water rights acquired

Oct 6, 2008 11:35 pm

S2C Global Systems of Las Vegas says it has acquired rights to Sitka's Blue Lake water for bulk sales.

 

USGS reports Alaska glaciers shrinking

Oct 6, 2008 11:35 pm

A book published by the U.S. Geological Survey reports that 99 percent of glaciers in Alaska are thinning or in retreat, especially at lower elevations.

 

Missing Gambell man attempted to swim to boat

Oct 6, 2008 11:34 pm

The search has been suspended for a man who attempted to swim to his boat as it was drifting away from shore about 25 miles south of Savoonga.

 

Government reaches agreement on polar bear habitat

Oct 6, 2008 11:34 pm

Three conservation groups have reached a partial settlement with the federal government on polar bear habitat that could add restrictions to petroleum drilling off Alaska's coast.

 
 

Greg Norman's Southern Cross Developments Selects River Rim Ranch

Greg Norman’s Southern Cross Developments, proprietor of the exclusive “Norman Estates” real estate brand, is pleased to announce that River Rim Ranch in Teton Valley, Idaho will be the location for its newest project, the “Norman Ranch Estates. [Read More]

 

Local News from Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via Yahoo! News

First snow causes power outages in Anchorage

Oct 7, 2008 7:57 pm

ANCHORAGE -- The season's first snow has left some Anchorage area residents in the dark.

 

Alaska man's body found on Montana lake shore

Oct 7, 2008 6:12 pm

KALISPELL, Mont. -- The body of an Alaska man living in the Flathead Valley of Montana was found washed up on the shore of Woods Bay in Flathead Lake.

 

Alaska health officials investigate outbreak of respiratory illnesses

Oct 7, 2008 6:12 pm

ANCHORAGE -- A respiratory illness that health officials say likely was caused by a virus circulating on Prince of Wales Island has killed one person and put another on a ventilator in an Anchorage ho...

 

Stevens unplugged: a defiant, salty health nut

Oct 7, 2008 2:57 pm

WASHINGTON -- Even when he thought no one was listening but his old friend Bill Allen, Sen. Ted Stevens repeatedly proclaimed his innocence in an Alaskan corruption investigation in between lectures o...

 

Allen lawyer denies making signals to client during Stevens trial

Oct 7, 2008 2:42 pm

WASHINGTON -- In the latest sideshow in Sen. Ted Stevens's corruption trial, the federal judge overseeing the case accused the lawyer for the government's star witness of making secret signals to his ...

 

Begich steps up campaign for Senate

Oct 7, 2008 8:00 am

With slightly less than a month to go before election day, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, the Democratic challenger for the U.S. Senate, is stepping up efforts to reach potential voters.

 

Forums to host Alaska candidates for House, Senate today

Oct 7, 2008 7:59 am

Two separate forums today featuring congressional candidates should offer voters insight into the spectrum of choices on the Nov. 4 ballot.

 

Army plans to burn brush near Eielson

Oct 7, 2008 7:59 am

U.S. Army Alaska and the Alaska Fire Service are teaming up to burn 20 acres of brush cut last spring as part of a fuel reduction program.

 

Energy issues dominate Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce priorities

Oct 7, 2008 7:58 am

Six of eight Chamber of Commerce legislative priorities address the high cost of energy and support for advance work on a natural gas pipeline.

 

Diabetes fundraisers raise most in nation

Oct 7, 2008 7:57 am

Local fundraisers for the American Diabetes Association were tops in the nation in 2007-08, according to a press release from the organization.

 
 

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