Bellingham spokesperson Dana Smith said police activity in the Columbia neighborhood on Friday, Jan. 16, and a 10-minute hold at Shuksan Middle School — both unrelated — “seem to have combined into ...

The left lane of the Southbound Interstate 5 at Kentucky Street is closed until 2 p.m. Wednesday, as crews perform maintenance work on the bridge. The Iowa Street on-ramp is also closed, the ...

That’s one reason starting up an “Old World”-style cured meat company, as Platt did in 2021, is a long game. Going in, the veteran chef knew it would be difficult. But now — almost five years after ...

The trails on the northwest side of the park wind through mature tree groves, along creek banks, past a beaver dam and through lupine meadows. Once you’re over there, check out the antique pumphouse ...

Spencer Adams scored a game-high 28 points and Lynden boys basketball ran its win streak to five games with a 72-46 win over Meridian in Northwest Conference play Tuesday, Jan. 20 at Jake Maberry ...

A judge ruled that Skagit County is charging too much for Guemes Island Ferry rides after islanders appealed a series of fare increases in 2025. The county commissioners are now tasked with ...

A Cascade PBS and KNKX investigation of ChatGPT use by cities in Washington revealed that a Bellingham employee may have used AI to tailor contract requirements to exclude a specific vendor. Mayor Kim ...

All southbound lanes of Interstate 5 near Main Street in Ferndale are closed due to a collision at milepost 262, as of 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20. There was no estimated time of reopening as of 5 p.m., ...

Bellingham middle and high school students were a focal point of a protest near the Federal Building Tuesday afternoon, Jan 20. Students with megaphones led chants at the 200-person protest that ...

The campaign to turn Bellingham’s Old Town neighborhood from an underdeveloped industrial area into a hub of apartment buildings and businesses has gotten a boost — a $5 million state grant to help ...

Deputies were called around 2:15 p.m. Jan. 17 to the 4900 block of Guide Meridian after the caller reported a stabbing, said Deb Slater, a public information officer for the sheriff’s office. The ...