Bellingham’s stormwater problem is especially bad because of how the city was built. European settlers didn’t care about protecting the environment when they arrived. They were constructing wood pulp ...

When it finally came, she and a crew of research technicians rushed to Tacoma to pull hundreds of chinook salmon out of Commencement Bay as part of a study on how the fish are affected by stormwater.

Eight months later, Ragfinery has an address for its future home: 115 Unity St., Suite 101, in downtown Bellingham. Executive Director Kate Stragis delivered the news onstage Saturday, Aug. 16 at the ...

BURLINGTON — Pizza isn’t the obvious vehicle for suicide prevention. That’s part of what makes it effective. Freshly baked slices drew people in on Saturday at the outdoor Pizza 4 Producers event ...

Chapin was one of the four University of Idaho students fatally stabbed by Bryan Kohberger on Nov. 13, 2022. Chapin was one of three triplets from Mount Vernon and played basketball at Mount Vernon ...

The kayakers called for help Thursday afternoon via VHF radio. A 29-foot response boat from U.S. Coast Guard Station Bellingham, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police marine boat, and a Washington State ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson has authorized an investigation into the conduct of members of the Washington State Fish and Wildlife Commission after recently revealed public records raised questions about their ...

Hey Dumplin is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday–Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday–Saturday at 1263 Barkley Boulevard, Ste. 102. Info: heydumplin.com.

Researchers recently identified a bacterium that causes sea star wasting disease, which has wiped out billions of sea stars since 2013.

Kim Hill (formerly O’Neill), the vice-president for university advancement and CEO of the foundation for WWU and alumni, received a 5% raise. The state-approved cost of living adjustment of 2.5%, plus ...

Former Whatcom County health department director Erika Lautenbach has sued the county for wrongful termination, with details contained in a tort complaint filed in Whatcom County Superior Court on ...

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