Across the board, housing and food affordability are among the community’s leading health concerns, according to PeaceHealth’s 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment, an outlook for the next three ...

With primary Election Day quickly approaching on Aug. 5, some of the more popular races already feature heavy campaign fundraising or a chance to revisit projects meant to be completed years ago. As ...

It’s the first time in 15 years that the expansion resolution has made it back to the ballot. The last time Whatcom County voters voted to expand the commission membership from three commissioners to ...

After less than a year in business, Fairhaven restaurant Sugar & Co. will close its doors for good at the end of the month. Its final day of service will be Friday, July 25.

Steves is known for a travel ethos that espouses international travel “as a way to better understand and contribute to the world in which we live,” choosing less-frequented destinations and seeking ...

During peak hours, it’s common to sit through three to four light cycles at the James and Alabama intersection just to get through. Reducing James Street to a single lane in each direction will only ...

The Max Higbee Center, located at 1400 N. State St., utilized the event to raise funds for its recreational programs. The organization will split the proceeds of the game 50/50 with the Bells ...

Empty national spaces generally fill again. Following the first round of Rite Aid bankruptcy closures in 2023, the shuttered store at 222 Telegraph Road in Bellingham reopened as a La-Z-Boy Home ...

Robin Helms didn’t study to be a woodworker. He got his degree in biology — but a few years after graduation, he found himself enjoying building furniture as much as fieldwork. Now the 35-year-old ...

Kulshan Trackside is kicking off its fifth season at the Bellingham waterfront with a grand opening party on Friday, May 2 according to Instagram. “This summer, we’re bringing back weekly live music, ...

TACOMA – In a quick immigration hearing Monday, a judge announced Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino, a prominent Northwest ...

Merlos’ mother was transferred to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Tacoma following the detainment. Days later, her husband was arrested by ICE officials in Portland on his way to ...