State audit finds low-income tenant homeownership program ‘ineffective’ in Whatcom County
A federal program designed to give low-income Washington residents living in affordable rental housing — many in Whatcom ...
Rules of the Road: Advice on what to do when there’s a power outage and the lights go out
A: As someone completely unqualified to make any sort of psychological assessment, I’m going to do it anyway. Years ago in an ...
Gov.-elect Ferguson creates subcommittee to combat new administration’s Project 2025: ‘It is dark’
We can’t be naive to the potential threats that aspects of Project 2025 represent for Washington state,” Gov.-elect Bob ...
Whatcom County warrant quash day a chance to re-enter legal process without threat of arrest
A warrant quash day is being held in Whatcom District Court Dec. 4. A warrant quash day is an opportunity to for defendants with outstanding warrants for their arrest for failure to appear for a ...
Leonard Williams stars on old field, 1st-place Seahawks take Jets gifts for wild 26-21 win
Williams has 2 sacks of Aaron Rodgers plus an improbably, 92-yard pick six from nose tackle. Failed 4th downs don’t kill ...
More E. coli recalls hit Walmart and other stores in Florida, California, 5 other states
The E. coli is connected to the carrots, but most of the products also contain broccoli. Also, an update on the outbreak.
Bellingham pays $1.26 million for a half-acre on Lake Whatcom to protect city’s watershed
Bellingham recently bought two small but important pieces of property near the Lake Whatcom waterfront to protect the land ...
ICE Enforcement announces man with suspected ties to terrorism arrested in Whatcom County
The 41-year-old man was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol near Lynden after entering the country without being admitted, ...
Volunteers needed to help operate Bellingham’s Severe Weather Shelter as temperatures drop
“Volunteers will be helping people in need by serving hot meals, distributing bedding and supplies, and helping to keep the ...
Whatcom Roundup: Dick’s Drive-In in town for a day; Thai restaurant opens new Lynden location
On Rice Thai Cuisine, a restaurant with three locations in Bellingham has now filed a for a restaurant permit in Lynden. The ...
What a $8.6B clean energy park boom means for this tiny Eastern WA school district?
Already, Tyson Fresh Meats, Packaging Corporation of America, Northwest Wine Services and Tri-Cities Grain operate large ...
So hot right now: WA orcas are wearing dead salmon on their heads in latest fashion fad
West Coast killer whales were last spotted sporting expired salmon in the 1980s, according to Live Science. After a nearly 40-year hiatus, whale watchers and scientists witnessed the resurrected fad ...