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SEATTLE – The presidents of Washington’s three largest universities said Friday that President Barack Obama should be talking to state governments about college tuition, not complaining to them. University of ...

Dejan Stefanovic scored 18 points, Gabe Trump added 11 and the Blaine boys' basketball team edg

The Lynden Christian girls' basketball team jumped out to a commanding lead from the start and

Republicans have cleared the field for conservative Snohomish County Councilman John Koster in Washington’s newly redrawn 1st Congressional District, which extends from Redmond and Medina to the Canadian border. James Watkins, Republican challenger to Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., in 2010, debated Democratic contenders in Seattle on Thursday night, but withdrew from the race 24 hours later. The ...

Feds: Pharmacies gave ‘used’ drugs to W. Washington nursing homes Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 10:28 p.m., Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Federal investigators have raided pharmacies in Seattle and Bellingham looking for evidence that potentially ...

The race for Congress in Washington's newly drawn 1st District is expected to draw a lot of money and attention nationwide this fall. The district's boundaries have been changed dramatically, so much so that the formerly Democratic-friendly district is now considered to be a swing seat ( see map below ). There's no shortage of candidates -- nine so far. And observers expect Republicans and ...

Ballots for the Feb. 14 special election were mailed to Whatcom County voters starting Friday, Jan.

BELLINGHAM - A fundraising is this weekend for the family of Caleb "Flip" Kors, the 10-yea

MARYSVILLE — Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring's State of the City address on Jan. 27 cited the importance of the city's partnerships with neighboring governments, and even its own citizens, in recognizing its accomplishments to date, and charting a course toward future successes.

While Whatcom County residents have noted the impact of Canadian shoppers in recent years, traffic n

BELLINGHAM - Bellingham residents can get a taste of Philadelphia Tuesday, Jan. 31, as the Seattle-b

The presidents of Washington's three largest universities said Friday that President Barack Obama should be talking to state governments about college tuition, not complaining to them.

After helping low-income and hard-to-reach families spay and neuter their pets for several years, a

SEATTLE -- The presidents of Washington's three largest universities said Friday that President Barack Obama should be talking to state governments about college tuition, not complaining to them. University of Washington President Mike Young said he's annoyed with Obama, who said Friday in Ann Arbor, Mich., that if universities don't give students a break, the federal government is going to ...

BELLINGHAM - The public is invited to line streets of the motorcade route Saturday afternoon, Jan. 2

The Walk-in Health Clinic is moving from Northwest Avenue to the former Bunks Drive-In building at 2

BELLINGHAM - There are no free lunches, unless you're the vandal who threw a cinder block throu

BELLINGHAM — Traffic was quickly backing up along southbound Interstate 5 near Samish Way

GREAT FALLS — Two Great Falls brothers have pleaded guilty to their roles in distributing methamphetamine and taking stolen vehicles to Spokane as part of a drug trafficking operation.

Gov. Chris Gregoire has directed that flags at Washington state buildings be lowered to half-staff Tuesday in memory of a Marine captain from Ferndale who was killed in Afghanistan.

Olive J. Brett, 87, of Wenatchee, died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012.

The Associated Press The Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. About 200 people turned out in Bellingham Thursday to launch their "Coal-Free Bellingham" campaign. Organizers say they'll begin collecting signatures on a petition for an ordinance they hope will give the city authority to block coal trains that would go to a proposed export terminal at Cherry Point. Chamber of Commerce President Ken ...

A person dies from a suicide every 14.2 minutes, according to the Suicide Center of North Texas.

The proposal, if adopted, would make it illegal for coal trains to run through city

Bellingham businesses and residents are reaching out to help the family of the beloved Bellingham boy, 10-year-old Caleb Kors. Kors, best known for his performances at the Bellingham Farmers Market, died on Jan. 10 after an accidental hanging.

Track and field thrower motivates the team

As Northwest concerns build about global and local environmental issues in the Northwest, a small Oregon port gives its approval to exporting coal to burn in Chinese power plants.

Moses Kim earned two Class 2A state qualifying times but it wasn't enough to lift the Lynden bo

The indoor outdoors show season began last weekend with the three-day run of the annual Tri-Cities e

BLAINE - Blaine senior Stefawn Perrin says she won't play basketball beyond high school, but sh