A study by the Center for Economic & Business Research at Western Washington University showed the cost of living in Whatcom County in the first quarter of 2025 was 20.8% higher than the national ...

The section of SR 20 between Ross Dam and Early Winters is closed as usual for winter. While recreationalists are accustomed to accessing North Cascades Highway by snowmachine or on foot in the winter ...

But the Threshold Singers have no ties to organized religion. Rather, their sole purpose is to offer distraction, comfort and ...

Across Whatcom, Skagit and Snohomish counties, blueberry farms are facing millions of pounds of crop losses, said Alan Schreiber, executive director of the Washington Blueberry Commission. It’s too ...

Registration for September’s Mt. Baker Hill Climb opened on Jan. 1, and spots for the 22-mile bike race are quickly filling ...

Cross-border collaboration on Nooksack River flooding dates back even further. At one point, the river flowed north from Everson and into the Fraser River. During high flood events, some water from ...

Spencer Adams scored a game-high 28 points and Lynden boys basketball ran its win streak to five games with a 72-46 win over ...

Besalynn James, a member of the Lummi Nation, was last seen at her home on the reservation on Jan. 21, 2025. Her boyfriend ...

Posting instead on Bluesky, which does maintain relatively effective community standards, our number of followers has more than quadrupled. Both of those decisions to stop playing a losing game on out ...

Kari Mar is the editor and publisher of La Conner Community News, a nonprofit publication she helped get off the ground last year after the town’s weekly paper shut down.

Organizations can now apply for reimbursement from Whatcom County’s Healthy Children’s Fund to provide housing and basic needs to flood-impacted families with young children.

The resolution, brought forward by council members Kaylee Galloway and Jon Scanlon, was sparked in part by the Jan. 7 killing ...