Skagit County has modified its complete burn ban to allow recreational fires in unincorporated areas of the county starting Tuesday, Sept. 1, due to increased moisture levels.

A Whatcom County judge sentenced a 38-year-old man to 17 years in prison on Tuesday, Sept. 1, for killing a retired Western Washington University dance professor in 2024.

He also wants to expand the district’s Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) programming for high school students, and ...

Judge Kathryn Loring ruled in January that Skagit County was charging too much for ferry rides after a group of islanders ...

The T-Mobile store at 1315 W. Bakerview Road in Bellingham will likely close this fall, while employees at the Bellingham ...

Family Care Network, the Bellingham-based provider of primary and urgent care throughout Whatcom and Skagit counties, is acquiring Optum’s Bellingham clinic. The acquisition and transition are ...

The Northwest Conference will have new athletes, coaches and a 17th team joining for the 2026–27 season with the addition of Sultan High from rural south-central Snohomish County.

The Lynden Christian girls soccer team returns four seniors after losing in the 1A state quarterfinals last fall. The Lyncs’ defense will be led by senior center back Grace Russell, who is ready to ...

The woodcarver from Shirley, B.C., has spent the past 36 years trying to protect old-growth trees. He describes the groves with 1,000-year-old specimens as refugia for rainforest ecosystems lost to ...

Northwest Indian College has bought a property on Lummi Island to serve as an educational center.

A new agreement between the Nooksack Tribe and the Mount Baker School District commits both to working together to support tribal students, a first in the district’s relationship with the tribe. The ...

A portion of Clear Lake in Skagit County was evacuated Friday, Aug. 28, after a vehicle struck a propane lank, creating a potentially hazardous gas leak. Skagit County issued a level 3: leave now ...