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Government
4 weeks ago
Alta Gas mishandles expansion of Cherry Point operation, per Whatcom County Hearing Examiner

Hearing examiner documents state these projects were not permitted and the county’s issuance of a Mitigation Determination of Non-Significance (MDNS) needs to remand.

Government
4 weeks ago
Let’s Go Washington sues Secretary of State over “millionaires’ tax”

The political action committee plans to bring the issue before the state Supreme Court in hopes of allowing a public vote on the tax.

Crime
4 weeks ago
Skagit County Sheriff’s Office seeks information of deceased canine bodies on Guemes Island

Anyone who might have any information on the deceased animals is being urged to call either the Sheriff’s Office or Animal Control. 

Government
4 weeks ago
Governor signs bill giving oversight board power to remove sheriffs, other law enforcement leaders

Whatcom County Sheriff Donnell Tanksley previously voiced his opposition to the controversial bill.

We Are Whatcom
4 weeks ago
Alexarc Mastema: Maniac Roasting

Local coffee roaster Alexarc Mastema of Maniac Roasting has worked in the coffee industry for over 30 years, calling Bellingham home for most of that time. The former co-owner of The Black Drop roasts up beans for local shops and online customers, creating strange brews in the PNW.

Local
4 weeks ago
PSE rate increases on the horizon for Whatcom County residents

Natural gas customers will see a slight drop in their monthly bills under the rates effective May 1. 

Local
4 weeks ago
New bike lockers added to Bellingham airport and Fairhaven Station

The weather-protected lockers cost five cents per hour for the first ten days

Crime
4 weeks ago
Bellingham man sentenced for stabbing former roommate near downtown

A second attacker was sentenced in November.

Education
4 weeks ago
Bellingham Public Schools to cut roughly 60 positions, won’t close elementary schools in 2026

The district says it’s facing a $7.5 million budget deficit for the next school year.

Education
4 weeks ago
Bellingham Public Schools outlines change due to declining enrollment

My Bellingham Now previously reported that the district considered consolidating some elementary schools in an effort to save money, but those changes likely won’t occur within the next academic year. 

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