About 30 family and friends have booked tickets to the Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, to cheer on McLeod, who started racing on rollerskates at Burlington’s Skagit Skate and on ice at Bellingham’s ...

With majorities in both chambers of the Legislature and Ferguson in the governor’s office, Democrats have the power to pass the tax over GOP opposition. They also believe public opinion is in their ...

Anticipating a nearly yearlong closure of the Bellingham Central Library starting late in 2026, the City of Bellingham is planning to expand other library branch offerings — and looking at how to ...

All over the world, the extensive fan community that has grown around the Grateful Dead is reeling from the recent loss of Bob Weir. With a big tribute show coming up soon, I thought this might be a ...

The 2025 flooding was deja vu for Perry and other small-city mayors who were also in office during the 2021 floods. Perry, along with the mayors of Ferndale and Sedro-Woolley, reflected on what’s ...

The Bellingham driver licensing office on Cordata Parkway, the only office in Whatcom County, will be closed for maintenance Feb. 13 through March 4, the state Department of Licensing announced at the ...

JESSE’S PICKS Biff Got Killed 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13 The Shakedown, 1212 N. State S. Biff Got Killed are one of my favorite locals on the indie rock/post-punk continuum. Or as t ...

North Cascades Bluegrass Festival organizers announced Sunday, Feb. 1 that the Labor Day weekend tradition will halt operations in 2026. The annual event occurred at the Deming Log Show grounds and ...

Skagit County will install a temporary bridge near the eastern end of Rockport Cascade Road, after the December 2025 flood washed away a section of road next to Jordan Creek. The county has estimated ...

The annual Lynden crosstown rivalry basketball games took place Saturday, Jan. 31 at both gymnasiums. Lynden Christian boys began the afternoon with a convincing win over Lynden at Lynden Christian ...

In the biggest stage of his career, Blaine resident Liam Kapeikis delivered, finishing 10th overall with a score of 226.75 at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Beijing on Jan. 25.

Applications and a letter of interest are due to the city clerk by 4 p.m. on March 2. Applicants must have lived within Sedro-Woolley city limits for at least one year, must be a registered voter in ...