A study by the Center for Economic & Business Research at Western Washington University showed the cost of living in Whatcom County in the first quarter of 2025 was 20.8% higher than the national ...

After operating in the red for the last four years, Island Health is seeking state and federal exemptions to allow its safety net hospital to be redesignate ...

The section of SR 20 between Ross Dam and Early Winters is closed as usual for winter. While recreationalists are accustomed to accessing North Cascades Highway by snowmachine or on foot in the winter ...

But the Threshold Singers have no ties to organized religion. Rather, their sole purpose is to offer distraction, comfort and ...

Accompanied by photographer Finn Wendt, I wandered downtown Bellingham in search of that most watery of foods. My rules this time were loose, focused mostly on donning the persona of a harried ...

Across Whatcom, Skagit and Snohomish counties, blueberry farms are facing millions of pounds of crop losses, said Alan Schreiber, executive director of the Washington Blueberry Commission. It’s too ...

Registration for September’s Mt. Baker Hill Climb opened on Jan. 1, and spots for the 22-mile bike race are quickly filling ...

Spencer Adams scored a game-high 28 points and Lynden boys basketball ran its win streak to five games with a 72-46 win over ...

Cross-border collaboration on Nooksack River flooding dates back even further. At one point, the river flowed north from Everson and into the Fraser River. During high flood events, some water from ...

Besalynn James, a member of the Lummi Nation, was last seen at her home on the reservation on Jan. 21, 2025. Her boyfriend ...

Kari Mar is the editor and publisher of La Conner Community News, a nonprofit publication she helped get off the ground last year after the town’s weekly paper shut down.