In the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office, a gun and badge might be standard issue — but so is a tarp. Derek Jones unfurled a clear plastic tarp in front of the Whatcom County Council Tuesday, April 15, ...

Soho Asian Kitchen & Bar is open 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday and 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 202 E. Holly St., Unit 101. Info: sohobellingham.com.

According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the busiest time historically for March and April (when Easter tends to fall) on Sunday is between noon and 9 p.m., with waits peaking at 1 p.m. The ...

Transfer stations in Skagit County are once again accepting glass, after an eight-month hiatus due to the closure of a glass recycling facility in Seattle. The county announced in September 2024 that ...

A resolution passed by the school board on Thursday, April 17 declares its intention to take legal action against the state’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) over its ...

Whatcom County’s only hospital, PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center, will see a major expansion of its Bellingham campus in the coming years, as work begins on a new six-story pavilion to address ...

Drury noted a picket “is neither a strike nor a refusal to work, and PeaceHealth respects the rights of our caregivers to conduct this activity. Our shared focus remains on providing safe, ...

The need for independent, local news produced by human reporters living among their audience has always been vital. But in terms of propping up what remains ...

Lynden Christian (10-1, 6-0 Northwest Conference) faces Burlington-Edison (7-3, 4-2 NWC) in a potential defensive battle. The Lyncs, who are one of three undefeated teams in conference play, are ...

It was an inopportune time for the 400-foot vessel with the capacity to hold up to 2.3 million pounds of fresh salmon and ...

The Whatcom County Charter Review Commission is halfway through the six-month process of shaping the next 10 years of governance in Whatcom County. With a July deadline pending, the commission has yet ...