The Washington State Department of Health has closed recreational harvest for molluscan shellfish from Sandy Point to the Canadian border, plus Point Roberts.

Law enforcement arrested the suspect, who lives in Oak Harbor, during a search warrant execution on July 16, Slater said.

Representing the “foothills,” Position 3 encompasses an enormous geographic range east of Bellingham, running as far north as ...

Thousands of fans across the West Coast League traveled to Joe Martin Field for the 2025 WCL All-Star Game on Wednesday, July ...

COCOA’S PICKS Squalicum Harbor Block Party 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 23 LFS Marine & Outdoor and Participating Squalicum Harbor Locations, 851 Coho Way. Summer is the un ...

The Bellingham Bells finish a three-game series against the Victoria HarbourCats. The HarbourCats lost two out of three games against Bellingham in the first half of the season. The Bells have hit a ...

The former district office for Bellingham Public Schools may become the site of a new cohousing community.

Across the board, housing and food affordability are among the community’s leading health concerns, according to PeaceHealth’s 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment, an outlook for the next three ...

TACOMA – In a quick immigration hearing Monday, a judge announced Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino, a prominent Northwest ...

It’s the first time in 15 years that the expansion resolution has made it back to the ballot. The last time Whatcom County voters voted to expand the commission membership from three commissioners to ...

The nonprofit got some good news this week: After years of lobbying the state to ban the sale of both English and Atlantic ivy, the Washington State Department of Agriculture approved the ban on ...

With primary Election Day quickly approaching on Aug. 5, some of the more popular races already feature heavy campaign fundraising or a chance to revisit projects meant to be completed years ago. As ...