Tourism orgs take Canadian care. Tourism organizations in Whatcom and Skagit counties are reaching out to Canadians — ...

A second person in Whatcom County has contracted measles, according to an alert from Whatcom County Health and Community ...

For the first time since 2011, hunting and fishing in Washington will become more expensive beginning July 1, due to a bill ...

Ahead of its 99th season, Mount Baker Theatre released its 2025–26 program on Monday. The lineup includes more than 30 ...

Though invasive crabs are a concern to ecosystems across Puget Sound, Padilla Bay must protect something extra special: 8,000 acres of eelgrass.

The Bellingham City Council is still working on an ordinance that will codify the protection of people regardless of their sexual orientation, gender expression or gender identity. Earlier in June, ...

U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen met with detained farmworker activist Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino on Friday at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, where the congressman also got a glimpse into the ...

The Anacortes School Board selected Carl Bruner to serve as interim superintendent in the 2025-26 school year, after Superintendent Justin Irish departs the district for Northshore School District at ...

The Bellingham Bells won their three-game series opener against the Salem Marion Berries, 4-3, to retake first place in the ...

Two out of three staff unions in negotiations with PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham announced their intention to launch a five-day strike starting Monday morning May 12. Union ...

Ticks are eight-legged insects the size of an apple seed that hang out on low-growing plants, waiting to bite a mammal passing by. Besides being annoying, the bloodsuckers are dangerous: They can ...

More than 7 miles of designated trails in Whatcom County are officially open for hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources announced.