Data shows 23 possible hate crimes in Bellingham this year. The latest statewide hate crime data found roughly 500 hate crime incidents reported each year between 2019 and 2024. The state Attorney ...

In collaboration with Alchemy Art Center, a new ceramic tile mural is in the works for the Port of Friday Harbor. Maria ...

How a local tragedy spawned a national public interest watchdog group. Remember this number: 3.3 million. That’s the total ...

Jason Mark’s reporting on the Pipeline Safety Trust is a powerful reminder that meaningful reform often begins with local grief and civic resolve. Bellingham’s 1999 pipeline disaster was not just a ...

The northern spotted owl, Strix occidentalis caurina, is one of three spotted-owl subspecies. It lives in Washington, Oregon and southern British Columbia. The other two subspecies are Mexican and ...

The 37th annual Shakespeare festival returns to the Pacific Northwest in June. The 2026 Bard on the Beach Festival returns to ...

Gaza has been a concentration camp for a minimum of 20 years. If the reader thinks the term “concentration camp” to describe Gaza is radical, please allow me point out that there are several ...

Lummi Nation School hosted First Salmon Ceremony on May 14 to ‘care for mind, body and spirit.’ Hundreds gathered Thursday, May 14, for a First Salmon Ceremony hosted at Lummi Nation School. The ...

State warns of drought impacts on crops and salmon. Last month, the Department of Ecology issued a statewide drought ...