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Outdoors
2 weeks ago
Fish and Wildlife to stop accepting cash payments in June

It comes in response to the state’s newly-passed law phasing out the penny.

Entertainment
2 weeks ago
Ferndale celebrates Public Works Week with rock hunt

National Public Works Week is an annual event that raises awareness about how public works departments keep cities and towns across the country functioning and safe. 

Yellow excavator on a mountain road repairing a sinkhole with two workers nearby; forested hills in the background.
Local
2 weeks ago
North Cascades Highway set to fully reopen 10 days ahead of schedule

WSDOT said alternating one-lane traffic is not possible because some sections are gone.

Yellow excavator blocking a mountain road after a rock slide, with a worker in orange near the guardrail on the left and rocky cliff on the right
Traffic
3 weeks ago
WSDOT targets 4th of July reopening for North Cascades Highway as repairs continue

Crews are conducting around the clock emergency repairs on two separate stretches of the highway.

Aerial map showing a central park with white-dashed boundary, yellow looped Park Trails, blue streams, and surrounding streets including Telegraph Rd and E. Bakerview Dr; orange AF Housing area nearby.
Outdoors
3 weeks ago
New park on Bakerview in need of a name

Public suggestions will be accepted through May 28.

Local
4 weeks ago
Regional officials prepare public for wildfire season with new campaign

Thirteen counties in western Washington are partnering to promote a “Ready, Set, Go!” evacuation campaign.

I-5 graffiti rock pieces Bellingham WSDOT
Local
4 weeks ago
Bellingham’s I-5 graffiti rock broken up, will no longer be relocated

WSDOT is planning to share a limited number of pieces with interested members of the public.

Close-up of an orange shrimp on a dark railing, with a blurred sea in the background.
Outdoors
4 weeks ago
Skagit spot shrimping season closed as low populations reported

Also known as prawns, spot shrimp are the largest shrimp in Puget Sound and may grow up to nine inches in length.

Environmental
4 weeks ago
Drought conditions are spurring water-saving measures in Washington state

What those measures are was outlined mostly in the press conference, but education, aquifers and reclamation systems will be part of the campaign.

Two people wearing helmets and life jackets float together in a river, gripping a safety rope.
Outdoors
1 month ago
CONTRIBUTED: SAR tips for outdoor recreation in Whatcom County

The experts at Whatcom County Search and Rescue (SAR) have some tips for them – and us all.