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Local
1 month ago
Whatcom Chief to depart for annual dry dock outage on Saturday

There will be pedestrian-only ferry service between Lummi Island and Gooseberry Point until early October.

Government
1 month ago
Ferndale City Council votes against public safety sales tax

The council may reconsider the criminal justice tax in the future after more changes are made.

National
1 month ago
US banning dairy products, most alcohol and motorcycles from Canada in growing trade war

The rupture has upended one of the world’s closest relationships.

Elections
1 month ago
State Supreme Court rejects challenge to I-645 ballot disclosure

The court declined to block a required statement about the potential impact of repealing Washington’s tax on income above $1 million.

Orca fins and bodies amid splashing waves in the blue ocean, water droplets spraying around the whales.
Environmental
1 month ago
WA sues to block federal changes to Endangered Species Act

AG Nick Brown says the protections at stake are critical to saving the state’s Southern Resident orca and salmon populations.

Health and Wellness
1 month ago
Bellingham to consider kratom ban, following other WA cities’ lead

The city council will discuss an ordinance seeking to ban the sale, distribution and preparation of the largely unregulated drug.

Blue and green Department of Social and Health Services sign mounted on a brick wall in Washington state.
Local
2 months ago
Program for disabled children’s families seeking additional funding after budget cut

In Whatcom County, Parent to Parent assisted nearly 1,800 parents and caregivers and relies on 100 trained volunteers.

Government
2 months ago
Whatcom County Executive issues biennium budget recommendations

County departments had been warned of layoffs and budget cuts earlier this year.

Large wooden totem pole sculpture with bold red, white, and black carvings, outdoors in a sunny park against a blue sky.
Tribal News
2 months ago
Lummi Nation receives $7.5 million for new affordable housing development

The HUD grant will help build 20 homes on the southern end of the reservation.

Community Events
2 months ago
Whatcom County Council to host series of community meetings

The community conversations with select councilmembers take place in Point Roberts and Bellingham over the coming weeks.

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