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.

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.

The Washington Center for the Book announced finalists for its 60th annual Washington State Book Award. Among the 41 winners across seven categories, two Bellingham writers — Cori Winrock and Rena ...

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

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

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

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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 ...

Whatcom County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 28-year-old Bellingham man on Tuesday, Aug. 25 after he was involved in a crash that injured a child. Deputies responded to a vehicle collision around ...

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 ...