Local
2 years ago
Federal funding coming for local habitat restoration projects

Lummi Nation will get $868,000 to help protect eelgrass beds from invasive European green crabs.

Local
2 years ago
Police track Mount Vernon shooting suspect to Bellingham home

The Whatcom County Sheriff’s SWAT team arrested him last Thursday, April 20th, at a home on West Mcleod Road in Bellingham.

Local
2 years ago
Tickets going on sale for this year’s Demolition Derby

Tickets go on sale this Friday, April 28th, at 9 a.m. and online presale will be available on the fair’s website on Wednesday.

Local
2 years ago
Bellingham School District announces budget cuts for next year

Increasing costs, declining enrollment and the loss of COVID relief funds are forcing a budget cut of about $16 million.

Lifestyle
2 years ago
New festival will select muralists for downtown Bellingham projects

The public will vote and the top picks will receive cash contracts to create large murals in downtown Bellingham.

Local
2 years ago
Drug possession bill fails in Washington State Legislature

An amendment to the bill would have nullified existing drug possession laws, such as one recently passed by the Bellingham City Council.

Local
2 years ago
Birch Bay seeking community input on incorporation

They have created an online survey to gauge the will of the people and if responses are positive, they will begin the long incorporation process.

Local
2 years ago
Rangers warning travelers about prescribed burns along Mt. Baker Highway

They urge the public to pay attention for signs posted along access roads and trailheads where burns will be occurring.

Local
2 years ago
UPDATE: Candy confiscated at Bellingham middle school not tainted with drugs

Full lab tests contradict an early analysis that showed evidence of opioids

Local
2 years ago
Fentanyl-laced gummies found at Kulshan Middle School

School officials say the candies looked like chewing gum and smelled of mint.