Lummi Nation receives $11 million grant to help modernize Fisherman’s Cove Marina dock
Lummi Nation is receiving nearly $11 million in federal funds announced Wednesday to demolish and replace a pier at its ...
Bellingham christens new Pierce Enforcer fire engine with a centuries-old community tradition
About 100 community members, city officials, firefighters and former firefighters leaned into the new Engine 2 and rolled the ...
Two Whatcom County men charged in string of child exploitation arrests over the weekend
Cody Mitchell, 37, of Ferndale has been charged with first-degree attempted rape of child, second-degree attempted rape of a ...
Bellingham announces impending cleanup of one encampment, stricter enforcement at another
The city of Bellingham announced Thursday that crews will begin cleaning up the encampment behind Walmart off E. Stuart Road next week.
Task force investigation of suspected drug trafficking operation yields a fifth arrest
Miguel Angel Lopez Ortiz, 28, was arrested Nov. 13 in the 7800 block of 218th Street in Edmonds. Investigators had a search warrant for what they believed to be his residence, as police suspect he has ...
Western WA ski resort ranked one of the most affordable in America. Here’s where and why
Major U.S. ski resorts were ranked by lift and rental prices, and Mt. Baker Ski Resort ranked the second-cheapest.
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A suspicious envelope prompted an evacuation at a Capitol Campus building Tuesday
Authorities partially evacuated a Capitol Campus building on Tuesday after someone found an envelope with a suspicious white ...
Bellingham breweries claim several Washington Beer Awards, including Small Brewery of the Year
The Washington Beer Awards also recognizes Very Small Brewery of the Year, Small Brewery of the Year, Mid-Sized Brewery of ...
Endangered orca vanishes from dwindling pod off Washington coast. ‘Every loss hurts’
An endangered orca vanished from a dwindling whale pod off the Washington coast, a conservation group said. The missing ...
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Third community ‘Freedge’ opens in rural Whatcom County, expanding access to free food
A new “Freedge” is now open and operational in Whatcom County to help make free, nutritious food more accessible to community ...
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New study says Whatcom County homes are some of the most expensive in the state, nation
A recent study by SmartAsset, an investment adviser website, compared house costs and financing prices across Washington ...
High school football players ‘tormented’ Black teammates with sexual assaults, suit says
The Washington high school’s coaching staff knew about players using a massage gun to sexually assault teammates, the lawsuit ...