Washington has the third-highest gas prices in the country, following California at $4.77 a gallon and Hawaii at $4.54 a ...

Replacement of the county’s jail, which has been in operation at its current location in downtown Bellingham since 1984, has ...

Whatcom County is lifting a hiring freeze that started last year as the county was facing a $15 million deficit in its ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The battle over water rights has been raging in Whatcom County for 20 years. Now, slow progress in negotiations has many worried it could last twenty more. The potato seeds growing ...

Two restaurants in Whatcom County closed in February. Narrative Coffee, an Everett-based coffee company and from-scratch ...

Measles was confirmed Thursday in a King County infant, health officials said. An unvaccinated school-age child is dead and ...

However, for her shelter, Whatcom Humane in Bellingham, the puppy rush came early. Over the last three weeks, four litters ...

The Whatcom Humane Society is grappling with an overwhelming number of unwanted puppies, with the latest litter bringing the ...

Whatcom County has opened four different warming shelters as the temperature dips to single digits with the wind chill factor.

In Puyallup, the city increased its utility tax on PSE from 4.2% in 2024 to 6% in 2025. This will bring in $1.1 million in ...

With spring around the corner, longtime trail guide author Ken Wilcox has suggestions of where to get out and about in the county.