Education
2 years ago
Ban on banning: state legislature passes anti-book banning bill

The bill would limit what books school boards can ban, preventing the removal of any material based on its relation to legally protected identities.

Education
2 years ago
Financial education bill passes state Senate Committee

The bill would require students to take the courses already provided in Washington public schools.

Local
2 years ago
Nooksack Tribe celebrates completion of housing project

Nearly 200 people get housing assistance through the tribe’s Housing Dept.

Community Events
2 years ago
Free course teaches how to stop life-threatening bleeding

Whatcom EMS is hosting the course in Bellingham on Monday, March 4.

Local
2 years ago
Heavy snow forecast for North Cascades

Forecasters estimate a nearly 50 percent chance of Bellingham receiving an inch or more of snow Monday night into Tuesday morning.

Local
2 years ago
Kraken top Canucks in PNW showdown

Philipp Grubauer made 19 saves in his first home start and second overall since suffering a lower-body injury.

Local
2 years ago
Whale sighting pilot program launched in Washington

The program sends out sighting alerts to commercial vessels through an app.

Crime
2 years ago
Woman arrested after allegedly smashing out windows with an axe

Witnesses said she also started a fire in her own home.

Local
2 years ago
BRIEF: Bellingham drug patrols find narcotics ahead of Mayor Lund’s executive order

The mayor made the executive order earlier this week, laying out a plan on how the city should respond to the fentanyl crisis in Bellingham.

Local
2 years ago
Carl Cozier Elementary building plans in limbo

Bellingham’s mayor and the district’s superintendent are working in tandem to see if the school could be built at the nearby athletic complex site.