The Whatcom County Charter Review Commission is halfway through the six-month process of shaping the next 10 years of governance in Whatcom County. With a July deadline pending, the commission has yet ...

Lynden School District is pursuing legal action against the state over its gender inclusivity policies.

The need for independent, local news produced by human reporters living among their audience has always been vital. But in terms of propping up what remains ...

Day Trip Diaries is a Cascadia Daily News travel series profiling communities within two hours’ travel of Bellingham. Do you have a suggestion for where to cover next? Send tips to ...

I originally got into art because I was really sad and I didn’t believe in myself, and I felt like super destructive and horrible — I was a teenager — and then I went into a pottery class.

The project is anticipated to be the largest in county history, with a current estimated cost of $162 million. The proposals, open through May 12, will nail down bidders’ qualifications. By mid-July, ...

The Northwest Clean Air Agency will award $3 million to two climate mitigation and resilience projects in Whatcom County. The funds come from a 2023 settlement paid by Petrogas West to NWCAA following ...

A stubborn fire close to the guard station last summer allowed the crew to sleep in their bunks more often than is usual, she said. Those who know Knipe say she’s calm when the pressure is on. The ...

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In a March 26 blog post, the outpatient diagnostic imaging company notified avid readers of its website that a data breach had occurred in January. At the time, the company described the issue as a ...

Whatcom County’s only hospital, PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center, will see a major expansion of its Bellingham campus in the coming years, as work begins on a new six-story pavilion to address ...

The 2025 festival includes seven features (three of which are documentaries), plus 20 shorts. Across genres, Crooks noted ...