The majority of Whatcom County Council members voted to approve an eight-year lease for a new sheriff’s office on Wednesday, Nov. 5, with only council member Todd Donovan abstaining. Law enforcement ...

Lynden volleyball extended its winning streak to 19 games and kept its perfect season alive by sweeping Sehome (25-19, 25-13, 25-17) to capture the 2A District 1 championship Wednesday, Nov. 5 at ...

General admission is $40 and includes 10 tasting tickets, event swag and discounts at each participating venue. Alternatively, VIP admission is $65 and includes a reception at Red Star Taco Bar from 4 ...

Sedro-Woolley (9-0) has quietly become one of the best teams in District 1, regardless of classification. The Cubs are heading to their first 3A state football tournament in program history after ...

A man whose body was found in Bow in 1989 has finally been identified after authorities exhumed his remains to collect new DNA samples. In a Wednesday, Nov. 6 news release, the Skagit County Sheriff’s ...

Beginning Nov. 10, the center’s second mobile medical unit in Bellingham will offer medication for opioid use disorder in the parking lot of the First Baptist Church on Flora Street. From 8 a.m. to ...

The Skagit Tourism Bureau is participating in the Rural Tourism Support program from the state tourism and travel agency in 2025. The bureau was created three years ago and added a sports commission ...

The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that it would reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain travel safety as air traffic controllers ...

Two citizen-led initiatives intended to strengthen tenants rights in Bellingham and Ferndale appear poised to pass. Ferndale voters for the first time in the city’s history weighed in on a citizen ...

With 61,011 votes counted in Whatcom County on Nov. 5, incumbents Hollie Huthman, Edwin “Skip” Williams and Michael Lilliquist are all leading over their respective challengers Leah Wainman, Kerri ...

However, north of Bellingham, voters in Lynden resoundingly rejected the district’s request for a bond to build a new high school — for the third time. As of Wednesday night, 47.67% of voters had ...

Rienstra, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who is currently serving on the Whatcom County Charter Review Commission, was a favorite going into Election Day after securing nearly 50% of ...