A probable cause statement filed by the Bellingham Police Department lays out what happened the night of Oct. 18 when Daytin Duronoso-Harp, 26, and a 25-year-old man showed up at PeaceHealth St.

While the lead-contaminated outdoor range at Whatcom County’s Plantation Rifle Range will remain closed for the foreseeable future, the indoor shooting range could reopen to the public by March 2026.

The City of Bellingham and the Northwest Clean Air Agency have reached a settlement agreement to resolve a notice of violation issued to the city for its Post Point sewage sludge incinerators.

One person died in a fiery crash on Boulevard in Bellingham on Sunday night. Bellingham police responded to a vehicle crash around 9:03 p.m. Nov. 16 in the 400 block of Boulevard between Bellingham ...

With new systemwide president and CEO Sarah Ness taking the helm in January 2026, PeaceHealth has an opportunity to turn over a new leaf. Fresh leadership brings the chance to start listening — and to ...

Bellingham, like jurisdictions around the region, is coping with stagnant or declining revenue paired with rising costs. The city is required to maintain a balanced budget, but has been drawing down ...

The other half of the Compass 2 Campus program is campus visits. “Fall Tour Day,” long a staple of the program where fifth graders from around the region meet their mentors and catch a glimpse of ...

Not included in the 2026 budget is a property tax increase. Rather, commissioners voted to approve an $8 million levy, which means property owners in Whatcom County will continue to pay about 13 cents ...

Skagit County Commissioners Ron Wesen and Peter Browning will appoint Janicki’s replacement from the list. In an email, county spokesperson Jenn Rogers wrote the officials are “tentatively scheduled ...