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Government
11 months ago
Cascade PBS announces staff cuts, ends long-form written journalism

The announcement comes as Cascade PBS says it lost $3.5 million from its annual budget following Congress’s decision in July to completely defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Government
11 months ago
Report commissioned to evaluate Whatcom County’s sexual harassment policy has been released

Council commissioned the report as the latest step to evaluate how the county handles sexual harassment following lawsuits against the former Public Works Director.

Government
11 months ago
Whatcom County receives over $1 million in state funds for county-wide upgrades

The money will go towards six separate projects including a new connector for parks.

Local
11 months ago
Ferry crew rescues pilot after crash near Anacortes

Anacortes police, fire and EMS were waiting at the terminal upon their return to help the pilot.

Business
11 months ago
Whatcom County sees unemployment rate increase this summer

Skagit County saw a similar trend, where its jobless rate had a minor increase from July to August, but took a moderate drop from where it sat the same time last year.

Traffic
11 months ago
TRAFFIC UPDATE: Roads closed in Custer due to overturned semi should reopen Wednesday evening

The semi flipped on its side just after 9 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Entertainment
11 months ago
Seattle ABC affiliate to not broadcast return of Jimmy Kimmel Live! amid community backlash

The group added the programming will be replaced with news programming for the time being. 

Government
11 months ago
Hobbs denies DOJ’s request for protected information of Washington voters

OLYMPIA, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – The state has denied a request by the U.S. Department […]

Crime
11 months ago
Bellingham man in custody following pursuit into Lynden

The suspect was taken into custody and faces several charges, including first degree arson. 

Local
11 months ago
City of Ferndale begins construction of new Civic Campus, parking impacted in the area

The two-story, 19,000-square-foot Civic Campus building will house city hall, the city council chambers, municipal court and the city’s administrative offices once it’s built.