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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As it stands now, the county’s plan for the first phase of the Annex project is to construct one building, the shell of another and prepare the site of the third building for development. County ...

Finally, on July 22, Julie Trimingham, Tammy Cooper-Woodrich and Angela Letoi are hosting a special storytelling cruise ...