LUMMI NATION — Lummi Nation boys and girls basketball teams each captured 1B Northwest League titles with a doubleheader sweep of Tulalip Heritage at home Tuesday, Feb. 3. Both teams finished the ...

Smith Gardens now has a new majority owner in private equity firm Hoffmann Family of Companies — though Eric Smith, who will remain at the helm with his brother Mark, stressed that customers and ...

Students have rights to freedom of speech or expression, even in school, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the 1969 Tinker v. Des Moines decision. But schools can limit speech if it is disruptive, ...

A meandering, 8.7-mile (14-kilometer) out-and-back in the forest of North Vancouver, British Columbia, ends with a spectacular site: Norvan Falls. A favorite for the fit trail runners of North Van, ...

Bellingham police arrested a 42-year-old woman Feb. 2 in connection to a 2024 human trafficking case that led to the repeated rape of her child.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...