Local
1 year ago
REMINDER: Consumer fireworks banned in Bellingham city limits

The ban includes any and all fireworks legally purchased at stands around the county.

Local
1 year ago
Hiker rescued following 100-foot fall on Pacific Crest Trail

Crews from NAS Whidbey Island were called, and the hiker was taken to a hospital in Bellingham.

Lifestyle
1 year ago
Road to Artist Point opens for summer season, WSDOT announces

The 2.7-mile stretch of the Mount Baker Highway will reopen one week earlier than year’s past.

Local
1 year ago
Plantation Rifle Range contamination worse than expected, cleanup could begin summer 2025

Ecology is taking public comment on the cleanup through June 28.

Lifestyle
1 year ago
City of Bellingham seeks new name for pier on Bellingham Bay

Voting closes on July 12, and anyone can submit a name.

Local
1 year ago
Makah Tribe granted permission to hunt whales over the next 10 years

The tribe is limited to 25 Eastern North Pacific gray whales over 10 years.

Health and Wellness
1 year ago
Swimming advisories lifted in parts of Whatcom County

Advisories in parts of Bellingham Bay are still in effect.

Health and Wellness
1 year ago
Commercial shellfish still safe to consume following paralytic shellfish poisoning advisory

The new warnings apply specifically to recreational shellfish harvesting, not commercial.

Health and Wellness
1 year ago
High levels of bacteria in Bellingham Bay reported in new stormwater study

Prior to this new study, the Whatcom County Health and Community Services department released a swimming advisory in Bellingham Bay.

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