Lopez High School senior Sophie Citro stands silhouetted against a light outside of the school. Her eyes are fixed on an ...

Over the last 40 years, Islands’ Oil Spill Association has responded to almost 1,000 marine oil pollution incidents in and ...

In the coming months the Marine Life Center — a Port of Bellingham-run facility at 1801 Roeder Avenue — will undergo ...

December 2025’s record rainfall in Northwest Washington left low-income and mobile-home communities especially vulnerable, with many losing their homes, possessions and sense of security.

Commentary: The legislative process is far from perfect, but there are some key threads in successful and meaningful policy.

Currently, the combined capacity of the Whatcom County Jail and the Interim Work Center is 359. Calls for a new jail have ...

Plans show the trail stretching from the town of Friday Harbor into rural San Juan Island. The new segment of trail would connect the John O. Linde Community Park in Friday Harbor to the Beaverton ...

Longtime Lyndenites reflect on how the Christian-dominated culture has evolved throughout history. On the first day of Advent, the four-week Christian season of preparation and anticipation leading up ...

A new executive order makes the future of Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest uncertain The Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest, which runs along the Cascade Mountains through eastern Whatcom ...

Underground meadows clean up after humans, provide marine habitat, abate climate change. Known for its importance as critical habitat for many species including juvenile salmon, eelgrass is the focus ...

Fewer than 24 hours after arriving in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, a Bellingham peace activist found herself being held at gunpoint by Israeli security forces. Here, Palestinian cousins smile for a ...

Two consultant contracts triggered a year-long investigation into Port of Bellingham practices. Also read Part 2: “Behind closed doors: Port of Bellingham and its contractors.” In August and October ...