Only about 1,600 water right holders filed court claims in Whatcom County in 2025, which is a fraction of the 15,000–20,000 the state Department of Ecology expects by the May deadline this year. “We ...

Barry Hutchinson, whose Deming home was swept away by the Nooksack River in December, died of a heart attack on Saturday, Jan. 10. He was 85.

Washington State Ferries is yielding to requests from commuters for internet access, which the state Legislature heard and turned into an order for a Wi-Fi pilot project.

“Excessive rainfall” prompted the notice, which will run until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13. A hydrologic outlook issued early Monday morning said 2–3 inches of rain fell over the last 24 hours in the ...

In July 2025, after reviewing all the environmental information and studies submitted on the Woods at Viewcrest, the City of Bellingham’s planning department determined the project, as proposed and ...

After falling short of capturing her first state wrestling title last season, Claire Hume returns to the Squalicum girls wrestling team as the top-ranked 130-pound wrestler in the 2A classification.

Friday was the first day of many all-out efforts to mitigate the damage in our home, which was among the more than 700 ...

A year since the Lighthouse Mission moved to its new building in Old Town Bellingham and shifted its model, staff are reporting promising results.

A rope attached to the wheel leads up to two metal lantern-looking silos hanging high above the alley. You can see lights just inside the lanterns. Turning the wheel moves a weight that spins the ...

Bellingham alone has three brick-and-mortar yarn shops — Spincycle, Northwest Yarns & Mercantile, and Apple Yarns — in less than a 2-mile radius. A new fabric store, Sew Inspired Fabrics, recently ...

If you’ve been piling on the glazed ham and mashed potatoes this holiday season, or leaning into latkes, or washing everything down with egg nog and a side of gingerbread, you may be craving something ...

A package of spending bills that just passed the U.S. House includes funding for Western Washington University to buy a new ...