A new junior hockey team is coming to Bellingham with the Bellingham Hockey Club, a 17U expansion team, joining the Junior Prospects Hockey League (JPHL) for the 2026–27 season. The Bellingham ...

Elementary schoolers in Ferndale schools have been improving their reading skills through reading to a new tool, powered by artificial intelligence. In the last year, Ferndale School District started ...

Garden pests are waiting for the growing season just as eagerly as the gardeners are. Watch for snails and slugs: It can be time to put out the slug bait as they start hatching. Aphids will be out ...

Novelties include a native plant garden and, more recently, a hand-painted mailbox emblazoned with the words “little love letter library.” That work traces to Kyle Morris, executive director of the ...

While every team uses a different style of play to succeed, Lummi Nation’s high school boys and girls basketball squads rely on a fast-paced, high-tempo game plan that creates easy baskets, lots of ...

Nearly a year after debuting its long-awaited rooftop bar, Chuckanut Bay Distillery has another new project in the works: a location at the Portal Container Village. The venue will open this May and ...

A flood warning is in effect for the Skagit and Samish rivers in Skagit County as heavy rain pushes them above flood stage.

Northbound lanes of Interstate 5 south of Bellingham remain closed Saturday, March 21, after a Thursday evening rock slide. Emergency work crews will begin clearing boulders, trees and other debris on ...

Frustrations with the upcoming construction of a new Whatcom County jail — and fears that funds earmarked to build a new behavioral health center could be transferred to the jail project — were on ...

Meridian boys soccer escaped with a 2-2 draw after scoring a stoppage-time goal against King’s in a non-conference match at Bellingham High School on Saturday, March 21. The Trojans trailed 2-1 after ...

Skagit County prosecutors charged a 42-year-old Concrete man with second-degree murder Friday, March 20, in connection with the disappearance and death of a Concrete woman. Skagit County Sheriff’s ...

The Skagit Stabilization, Treatment, and Recovery (STAR) Center is operated by Pioneer Human Services and has 48 total ...