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Close-up of a bicycle's rear derailleur and gears with a rider's foot on the pedal at sunset.
Lifestyle
1 month ago
Bellingham Bike Swap expands to new location

The annual event helps support outdoor programs geared towards women.

Outdoors
1 month ago
Crabbing season to open in mid-July for Bellingham, San Juan Islands

The season will last through late September, with crabbing only allowed Thursdays through Mondays.

Flatbed trailers stacked with large logs at an outdoor logging event, with evergreen trees in the background and bystanders nearby.
Community Events
1 month ago
PHOTOS: Deming Logging Show 2026

The famed Deming Logging Show returned to the arena off Cedarville Road over the weekend, complete with fan favorite events like tree climbing, log rolling, axe throwing and barbecue.

Local
1 month ago
Burn bans now in effect for unincorporated Whatcom, Skagit counties

Land-clearing and yard debris burning is no longer allowed in an effort to prevent wildfires.

Curving mountain road flanked by a rocky cliff on the right and dense evergreen forest on the left, with snow-capped mountains in the distance.
Outdoors
1 month ago
North Cascades Highway fully reopens

While still the latest opening in the highway’s history, it comes earlier than any estimate from WSDOT.

Outdoors
1 month ago
BIKE Bellingham turns visiting local gems into two-wheeled adventures

A Bellingham bike tour program is putting a spin on city sightseeing.

Snowy, jagged mountain peak under a blue sky, viewed from a rocky dirt trail with green shrubs in the foreground.
Outdoors
1 month ago
WSDOT reopens road to Artist Point

Visitors will need a recreational pass to use the area which can be purchased at the Glacier Public Service Center.

Local
1 month ago
North Fork Nooksack River closed early for hatchery Chinook

Wild Chinook encounter limit reached, prompting an early closure.

River bordered by dense green trees on both sides, with a blue sky and light clouds; logs and driftwood along the near shore on the right.
Outdoors
1 month ago
December floods may increase summer drowning hazards

Riverbeds may have changed drastically due to record-setting water levels.

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Traffic
1 month ago
WSDOT announces new reopening date for North Cascades Highway

The road is now expected to fully reopen by June 19, six days sooner than the previous estimate.