Washington state instated a law Jan. 1 requiring boaters to stay at least 1,000 feet away from orcas. The authors urge the ...

Disco Duck will be placed in a new location on port property every three months, and community members can find it using clue sheets around town, including at Mallard Ice Cream, which is “creating a ...

Repairs to the Guemes Island Ferry are more than a month behind schedule and the vessel won’t be operating in time to serve Memorial Day travelers, Skagit County announced this week. In a news release ...

July 16 is when the voting center opens, ballot packets are mailed and drop boxes open in Whatcom County. July 18 is the deadline for county election offices to mail out ballots and the start of an 18 ...

Western Washington University’s softball team finished the regular season as one of the most dangerous teams in the country, winning 10 games in a row and 16 of its last 17 while securing the Great ...

Two years after Mount Baker School District started receiving additional oversight from the state due to its budget challenges, the district is on track to meet all the conditions set out by the state ...

Whatcom County and its larger cities will receive $198,407 if they sign on to the latest multi-state opioid settlement with eight drug manufacturers.

The trattoria at Mercato delle Bontà is open 4–9 p.m. Wednesday–Saturday at 1211 Granary Ave. Info: mercatobellingham.com.

Roe, a new restaurant specializing in Northwestern fare and local seafood, will soon open at 207 Unity St., Suite 101 in Bellingham. The restaurant occupies the former Ciao Thyme space and will ...

Mount Vernon’s Xavier Neyens was drafted 21st overall by the Houston Astros in the 2025 MLB Draft July 13. The 6-foot-4 , 210-pound shortstop became the third player drafted from Mount Vernon High ...

A file folder lay open on the table, the top document exclaimed: “Hi Lydia! This is your PeaceHealth bill.” In the right corner, the balance due showed $97,492 for one of the most common medical ...

LYNDEN — The sand traps at the Homestead Farms Golf Course are barely recognizable as such — visible from the patios of many residents in the adjacent Lynden subdivision, the bunkers are rocky and ...