A new analysis from the state Department of Revenue shows Washington’s high-earner income tax will be paid by thousands of ...

Ever admired the peonies painted outside the Railroad Avenue parking garage, or noticed how a brand-new, wildlife-themed mural brings a pop of color to Northwest Avenue? You have arts nonprofit Paper ...

After weeks of debate, the inside of the new Whatcom County jail is starting to take shape. Included are an estimated 450–460 beds, with 26% of those meant for behavioral health. The Whatcom County ...

Last summer, when Lummi Islanders heard that because of enrollment declines and budget challenges, Ferndale School District couldn’t support a two-teacher staff at their beloved island school, they ...

A Lynden health care director will join Whatcom Community College’s Board of Trustees. Gov. Bob Ferguson appointed Tonja Myers, the executive director of Christian Health Center ...

Mount Vernon is the latest municipality in the region to temporarily ban data centers as the city tries to better define and regulate the computing infrastructure projects that have grown ...

The man who was seriously hurt in August 2023 at Birch Bay Waterslides and sued the owner and inspectors of the water park agreed to a $4 million settlement nearly three years after the incident.

Many voters across Whatcom and Skagit counties were asked on Aug. 4 to approve levy lid lifts and other tax-related ballot measures for their respective fire, school and hospital districts. One ...

“Cascade Mall” is no more, at least in label. The shopping mall alongside Interstate 5 in Burlington, which changed hands in April 2023, was renamed in October to Burlington Gallery. Leasing agent ...

The Bellingham Bells’ season came to an end in an 18-4 thumping by the Wenatchee AppleSox in the North Division Championship game Tuesday, Aug. 11 in Wenatchee. The AppleSox will advance to play the ...

Editor’s Note: The headline and video caption in this story were originally based on eyewitness reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement were posing as members of a religious organization ...

The origin of pitching horseshoes at stakes has not been dated, but several centuries later, people across the world try to ...