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.

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

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 ...

On Sept. 23, the Board of Skagit County Commissioners adopted a six-month moratorium on the acceptance of applications for electrical energy storage or generation facilities on county land zoned for ...

State Route 20 will be closed at Marblemount through Friday, Sept. 13 at 6 a.m. for modification of a fish passage on Olson Creek near Ranger Road. Drivers will face a signed detour as crews work to ...

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

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.

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.

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

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 ...

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, ...

Breezy Johnson, a former Western Washington University English major, made skiing history on Saturday, Feb. 8, with a stunning victory in the women’s downhill at the 2025 Alpine World Championships in ...