In Bellingham, shoppers currently see a total sales tax rate of 9%, which includes a 6.5% state tax; a 0.6% Whatcom Transportation Authority tax; a 0.3% county public safety tax and a 0.1% county ...

The grassy lot along the Birch Bay waterfront has been sitting empty for years. A sign facing the street reads: Birch Bay Beach Park. But there’s little else that shows it’s a public recreation area, ...

The Whatcom Prep 14U baseball team, consisting of local eighth graders, placed 11th out of 15 teams at the annual Babe Ruth World Series, Aug. 8–16 in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Police responded around 10:04 a.m. to the 800 block of Alabama Street for a crash report, according to a post made on social ...

Overdoses are down nationwide and locally, which Whatcom County EMS Administrator Mike Hilley partly attributes to the widespread adoption of Narcan, or naloxone. The treatment is so widely available ...

The right lane of northbound Interstate 5 was cleared around 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, after a semi-truck became lodged on top of a barrier in a project zone near Nulle Road (milepost 246) on Friday ...

As the improvements are implemented, the Main Terminal Parking Lot will close from Monday, Aug. 25 to Sept. 12. The Economy A Parking Lot will be open during this time. Installation of the new ...

The lower Padden Creek Trail between 10th Street/Donovan Avenue and 6th Street remains closed and will reopen once cleanup ...

The old city hall will be renovated as a one-stop community services hub.

Police are asking for the public’s help in an investigation into a reported sexual assault and robbery between 7–9 a.m. Wednesday morning on a trail in Bellingham’s Little Squalicum Park. The suspect ...

The FDA advises consumers not to eat the recalled products. Traces of Cesium-137 are widespread in the environment including food, soil and air. The primary health risk is through long-term, repeated ...

A Custer man accused of killing a retired Bellingham accountant pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges Friday.