Outdoors

Hundreds of cyclists will participate in this year’s Tour de Whatcom.

The department still reports pollution closures in areas like Chuckanut Bay and Larrabee State Park.

The county in the vortex of a Red Flag wildfire warning and officials are upgrading the Burn Ban to Stage 2 as heat, wind and other conditions lead to critical fire weather conditions.

Forecasted thunderstorms have also prompted a fire weather alert as we see a drop in air quality.

A collection of daring bikers attended, showing off their technical prowess on the tracks. Musical acts decorated the airwaves while bike companies and specialists displayed their products.

Douglas County is offering a $25,000 reward in the suspected human-caused blaze, which claimed one life.

Neighbors raised concerns over environmental, public safety impacts to the area.

The Sheriff’s Department expressed their thanks to several agencies for their help finding both hikers, including rescue teams in Okanogan, Skagit and Snohomish counties.

Two other minor blazes in the North Cascades National Park were fully contained over the weekend.

Coast Guard crews were alerted to the incident Saturday, July 4 at around 6 p.m.