Local ferroequinologists, aka train geeks or railfans, were thrilled to watch the progress of a new Amtrak Cascades Airo ...

The Trump administration is removing protections from the key places where endangered species live, saying states can keep the areas safe. But experts say states aren’t equipped for the task. Earlier ...

The Whatcom County Auditor’s office website includes a list of all official ballot drop box locations: whatcomcounty.us/1863/Ballot-Drop-Box-Locations. Locations in Skagit County can be found here: ...

I tried to keep my feet planted inside the raft, but my body flung into the air and collided with other rafters as we hit raging rapids. Adrenaline replaced the calm we had felt just minutes before.

Bellingham’s population has tripled since 1944, when the Whatcom Museum was enshrined as an official city institution. For ...

Family Promise of Skagit Valley is opening a permanently affordable cottage village in Sedro-Woolley for families exiting ...

Federal prosecutors are accusing a former Bellingham resident and his son of kidnapping two U.S. Forest Service employees who ...

President Donald Trump ordered 50% tariffs on several Canadian products Monday in response to what his administration ...

A cadre of Washington lawmakers, budget officials and business and labor leaders set out Monday in search of a “shared ...

Voters in Skagit County’s District 3 will have three distinct choices for commissioner this primary election: a Democrat ...

Digester tanks and the Boardmill building — ghosts of the waterfront industry — shadowed a recent walking tour of the Georgia-Pacific West cleanup site led by environmental nonprofit RE Sources. All ...

The City of Bellingham has chosen a city-owned property in the Irongate neighborhood as the site for another 35-40 tiny homes ...