Western Washington University fans will see 23 new faces on Harrington Field for the men’s and women’s soccer teams this season. The overhaul of players included 12 new players on the men’s team and ...

Community Court is the result of a multi-year effort to establish a problem-solving court for people facing nonviolent misdemeanor charges. Rather than punish someone for a drug infraction or driving ...

There are currently 484 housing units in Barkley Village, mostly apartments. Nearly half the housing is subsidized for low-income residents. The area’s old regulations allowed only around 1,100 more ...

This month, Whatcom County lost a woman who changed the course of local history. Shirley Van Zanten, a groundbreaking public servant for nearly two decades and a champion for conservation, faith and ...

If the news cycle has ever given you the urge to throw your phone out the window of a moving car, you will find a kindred spirit in Rhys Kinnick, the protagonist of Spokane author Jess Walter’s ...

In Bellingham, shoppers currently see a total sales tax rate of 9%, which includes a 6.5% state tax; a 0.6% Whatcom Transportation Authority tax; a 0.3% county public safety tax and a 0.1% county ...

At the end of 2024, something exciting happened: Congress passed the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act. This was the first package of outdoor recreation bills ...

Overdoses are down nationwide and locally, which Whatcom County EMS Administrator Mike Hilley partly attributes to the widespread adoption of Narcan, or naloxone. The treatment is so widely available ...

The grassy lot along the Birch Bay waterfront has been sitting empty for years. A sign facing the street reads: Birch Bay Beach Park. But there’s little else that shows it’s a public recreation area, ...

A Custer man accused of killing a retired Bellingham accountant pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges Friday. Donald Malone, 61, appeared in front of a Whatcom County Superior Court ...

More than 4,600 Bellingham residents are without power as of 10:40 a.m. Saturday, June 21, due to an unknown cause. The outage, which began around 9:18 a.m., is centered around the Cornwall Park and ...

Inside a spiral freezer, Northline Seafoods owner Ben Blakey pointed to where an electrical fire broke out last summer aboard his fish processing barge “Hannah.” It was an inopportune time for the 400 ...