Whatcom Peace and Justice Center volunteers protest Whatcom’s Public Health, Safety and Justice Sales and Use Tax proposition above Interstate 5 outside Bellingham in 2023. (WCPJC) ...

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

The key question: How do we slow and stop these harmful policies? The answer: Stay engaged and get involved in issues ...

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.

The Whatcom County Planning Commission has urged the cities of Bellingham and Blaine to adopt measures to meet their urban growth requirements, claiming they have failed to do as yet.

Lopez High School senior Sophie Citro stands silhouetted against a light outside of the school. Her eyes are fixed on an adjacent wall straining to see fuzzy, beige shapes that cling to the wood. Her ...

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

Mitchell Kahn, artistic director of Pacific Northwest Opera, was formerly the house physician for New York’s Metropolitan Opera. Since arriving in Bellingham, he has transformed what was originally ...

In the coming months the Marine Life Center — a Port of Bellingham-run facility at 1801 Roeder Avenue — will undergo renovations and plans to rehome large fish that inhabited the center tank. The ...

Travelers moving south on Chuckanut Drive began noticing a new sign earlier this summer. With a bright orange background, a blue wave and a warning — Entering Tsunami Hazard Zone — it is hard to miss ...

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 ...