Nursing has seen the largest headcount increase from fall 2022 to 2024, along with high school completion programs. Lemerond ...

January brought a handful of post-holiday changes to the Bellis Fair mall store lineup. Closing were chain stores GameStop (“visit our Sunset Drive location,” read a handwritten sign) and Attic Salt.

The PROS Plan needs to be updated not only to reflect a changing Bellingham, but also to ensure eligibility for grants from the state Recreation and Conservation Office. Currently the city has around ...

Harry Kearney of Telluride, Colorado, and Mary Rand of Glacier claimed the win in the pro men’s and women’s category, ...

Washington state officials are pushing back against President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender women from participating in girls and women’s sports.

The sculpture is connected to WWU’s Steam Plant and emits steam three times daily — 8–8:30 a.m., 12–12:30 p.m. and 5:30–6 p.m. While the plant heats buildings, the mist is not hot.

Lautenbach Recycling plans to build a recycling center that accepts construction and demolition materials in Bellingham’s Irongate industrial neighborhood.

Washington state is losing farmland to development faster than much of the rest of the nation. But Skagit County is bucking the trend and providing a road map for others to bolster rural economic ...

People in Whatcom County will have access to more opioid treatment facilities in 2025, with a new wellness center expected to open in the first or second quarter of the year. When open, the Bellingham ...

Legendary author Tom Robbins, known for writing “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” and other novels in La Conner, died Sunday, Feb. 9 at the age of 92, surrounded by family. Robbins’ wife, Alexa Robbins, ...

She’s retiring at the end of this school year after nearly 40 years as a music teacher, educating all ages from kindergarten to high school. She estimates she’s taught more than 4,000 students.

Between girls flag football and unified basketball, senior Kira Carlson has a busy winter sports schedule at Bellingham High School. Carlson was the starting running back and defensive back for the ...