Rules of the Road: Your headlights are worse than you thought, and so is your visibility
Headlight tests have found that low beams provide a lighted distance of between 300 and 450 feet, depending on the type of ...
Bellingham home prices have increased by 127% over the last decade; median exceeds $650k
Bellingham’s median home price increased 127.9% from 2014 to 2024, jumping from $287,729 to $655,758 over the 10-years period ...
Are you throwing those hard-to-recycle clamshell containers in the trash? Not so fast
When Whatcom County residents learned recently that trash and recycling hauler Sanitary Service Co. wasn’t accepting clamshell containers anymore, the folks at Ridwell, a waste reduction and recycling ...
Whatcom Roundup: Bellingham restaurant closes; new eateries planned; Trader Joe’s update
Trader Joe’s second Bellingham location is showing signs of progress. The company applied for a building permit for a new exterior sign Jan. 14, though it had not been approved as of Jan. 17. The new ...
Should Washington, D.C., become the 51st state? WA’s 2 senators say it’s ‘long past time’
Washington state’s U.S. senators have cosponsored legislation that would grant statehood to the District of Columbia.
‘Walking alongside them’: Bellingham Café offers addiction recovery support, community
The Recovery Café in Bellingham has a peer-support-based membership model focused on helping individuals move through addiction recovery. The Café joined a network of 77 Recovery Cafés nationwide — 17 ...
Feds: Spanaway drug dealer with white supremacist ties used women as ‘shipping containers’
A Spanaway drug dealer with white supremacist ties who federal authorities said knew his drugs were causing overdoses was ...
An apparently leading candidate to be Seahawks OC won’t be. He’s staying in Detroit
Hank Fraley was 1 of 3 coaches to get 2nd, in-person interviews with Seattle in the last week. Why he’s staying with the ...
Yes, those are snowflakes on your weather app. Here’s what we know about looming cold spell
“There are indeed a few hints that by Feb. 1-2 (Saturday and Sunday of next week) that temperatures overnight could support ...
Looking for a new job this year? These state jobs pay more than $70k and offer benefits
For those interested in a new trade for the new year, dozens of jobs have just been posted across Washington state’s various ...
Looking for a new job in the new year? These Bellingham jobs pay over $80K, are hiring now
The first few months of a new year is one of the best times to look for work. These jobs with strong pay are hiring now in ...
Whatcom County sheriff, Bellingham officials issue statements on immigration enforcement
Whatcom County Sheriff Donnell Tanksley, Bellingham Public Schools, Western Washington University and the city of Bellingham issued statements this week in regard to President Donald Trump’s call to ...