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At Cedarcrest H.S. Team scores: Sehome 144, Squalicum 77, Cedarcrest 68, Bellingham 64.5, Lakewood 54, Archbishop Murphy 52.5, Burlington-Edison 43, Lynden 42, Blaine 39, Anacortes 26, Granite Falls 17, Mount Baker 13, Sultan 12, South Whidbey 10.

At Marysville Pilchuck HS Shot put — Jack Scheideman, Roosevelt, 56-10. Discus — Dan Boyden, Arlington, 163-10. Javelin — — Blake...

Every member of the Washington men's golf team scored birdie or better on the final hole of the day Friday to highlight the Huskies' second...

Bainbridge girls play for state lacrosse title Saturday.

BELLINGHAM - A woman was stabbed at least three times at a Bellingham homeless camp Thursday evening

According the San Juan County Sheriff's Department, three Bellingham men were thrown into the water when the 17-foot boat they were using as a platform to pull up shrimp pots capsized southwest of Sucia Island, at about 2:30 p.m.

Cowlitz County and the state Department of Ecology will jointly review environmental impacts of the proposed Millennium coal terminal in Longview, the agencies announced Friday.

An advocate for the homeless has filed to run this year against state Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Isl

LUMMI RESERVATION - A Whatcom County man accused of squeezing his infant daughter's skull until

Authorities seized 21 dogs from horrible conditions inside a Bellingham home on Wednesday, and officials say the dogs were in in such bad shape that none of them can be saved.

Coast Guard officials said one person died after a boat capsized in the San Juan Islands Friday afternoon. Seattle Coast Guard received a call around 2:45 p.m. from a Good Samaritan who had rescued three people from the water near Sucia Island. Multiple agencies responded, including Bellingham Coast Guard, Port Angeles Coast Guard and the San Juan County Sheriff's Office. Coast Guard crews ...

More than 20 dogs that were living in deplorable conditions in a Bellingham home will have to be euthanized.   Animal control officers and police found the dogs living in their own waste. They are aggressive and refuse to eat, officials said.   "The animals were covered in dried fecal matter and urine.  It's tough for people to think about and talk about," said Laura Clark of the Whatcom County ...

BELLINGHAM - People showing symptoms of whooping cough are not allowed in the pediatric unit or chil

The average price for a gallon of gas in the Bellingham metro area was $4.38 on Friday, May 18, acco

Three people were injured, one fatally, when their boat capsized near Sucia Island Friday afternoon.

BELLINGHAM -- Shorewood's Cassie McKinley followed up her 75 on Tuesday with a 76 on Wednesday to take home medalist honors at the 3A Northwest District Tournament at Lake Padden Golf Course.

A member of the Lummi Tribe is facing a federal murder charge after allegedly crushing his infant daughter’s skull last weekend.

The North Cascades Meat Producers Cooperative will hold a meeting in Bellingham on Thursday, June 7,

The effort by Democrats to find a temporary seat holder in an election to fill the last month of Jay Inslee’s term in Congress broke down Friday: Darcy Burner filed for the seat, and Democratic State Chairman Dwight Pelz dissed Burner. The “winner” of the special 1st District election, held in the old district boundaries, will get to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives for less than a ...

Lawrence Tom Jr. has been charged with second-degree murder A registered member of the Lummi Tribe has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his six-month-old daughter.

The Whatcom Humane Society said 21 dogs found living in deplorable conditions at a Bellingham home will all have to be euthanized.   The dogs, which were seized on Wednesday, won’t eat, are extremely anti-social and aggressive, and were covered in matted feces and urine, Whatcom Humane Society executive director Laura Clark said.   Clark told the Bellingham Herald  that there was a tunnel of ...

BELLINGHAM — With perhaps 200 people cheering him on, Justin Therrien of Bellingham set an unofficial world record for passing the longest string in his nose and out his mouth in one minute. His mark of 255 feet, 3 inches, demolished the record set by Luo Yan of China last March on an Italian TV show.

Bellingham beat South Whidbey 1-0 in a 2A state boys soccer tournament qualifying match Saturday at Civic Stadium in Bellingham.

Eighteen stores, including one in Marysville, will go up for bid after the original bidders failed to pay the state.

The Buccaneers varsity baseball team sure turned things around.

The elected officials from Washington’s 40th legislative district, which Bellingham is a part of, gathered Thursday evening in downtown Bellingham at the Chuckanut Brewery & Kitchen to kick off the campaign season. 

Located in two rooms of a busy, three-story house, Bellingham’s Alternative Library is not where your grandmother goes to catch up on Home & Garden magazine. The library is full of the constant comings and goings of an assortment of characters that look as if they just got back from Burning Man. 

The House of Representatives passed a new version of the Violence Against Women Act, which, if passed through the Senate and approved by the President, would exclude wording meant to protect immigrants and LGBTQ people. The bill passed 221-205 on May 15.

The Student Senate recently supported a rental property safety ordinance to help hold city officials and property managers accountable for black mold growth in rental homes. 

Bellingham City Council and Whatcom County authorities decided against permanently banning boats on Lake Whatcom in a meeting Monday, May 14 — choosing instead to invest in education and boat inspections to keep harmful invasive clams and mussels out of the lake.