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Prosecutors have charged a Western Washington University teaching assistant with first degree assault with a firearm for shoo...
A former cable television salesman has been picked to lead the Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce & Industrywhile the org...
Police have a suspect in custody after a man was found shot in the 2600 block of Nevada Street Saturday night.Officers arrest...
Washington’s Secretary of State Kim Wyman stopped in Bellingham Tuesday to encourage college students to vote.Wyman vis...
Washington’s new Secretary of State Kim Wyman is making stops at local colleges today as part of her College Civics Tou...
Students learning about fish and the environment at Bellingham Technical College now have the option of getting a four year d...
A new campaign is asking drivers to get their vehicles checked for oil leaks this month.Bellingham Public Works and the Autom...
Proponents of coal exports say recent reports of the alleged discovery of coal debris under the tresles over Washingtn waters...
Local public school students are out of class for Spring Break this week.The Bellingham, Ferndale, Blaine, Meridian, Mount Ba...
Bellingham’s economy got a big boost thanks to Western Washington University basketball.University officials and Bellin...
A local geologist says events like the Whidbey Island landslide are less likely to happen in Whatcom County.Geologists around...
A man described as a "global warming skeptic" says the earth has not experienced warming for the past 15 years.Reti...
The Republican-controlled State Senate has unveiled a new proposal that would lower tuition at state colleges and universitie...
The Fresno County wild cat sanctuary where Washington native Diana Hanson died last week in a lion attack has reopened."...
Officials say a lion that killed an intern who had ties to Bellingham at an animal sanctuary in California had escaped from i...
The father of a Western Washington University graduate who was mauled to death by an African lion says his daughter was thril...
Western Washington University is receiving national recognition for its community service efforts.WWU has been selected for t...
Western Washington University is teaming up with school districts to improve math and science instruction at elementary schoo...
Western Washington University students do not have to worry about losing financial aid if automatic federal spending cuts tak...
Congressman Rick Larsen says automatic federal spending cuts would have a severe impact on education in Whatcom County.He say...
An ocean conservation group says the fish in your freezer might not be what you think it is.Washington D.C. based Oceana rece...
A State Representative from the 40th District says a proposed 10 cent gas tax increase is needed to maintain roads and keep t...
City, County and State offices are all closed for the President’s Day holiday.Parking Meters will not be enforced. Publ...
Democratic Senator Kevin Ranker says productive wolf policy-making in Olympia has gone to the dogs.The 40th District Senator ...
Washington's 40th District Representative Kristine Lytton is focused on restoring farmland during this legislative sessio...
A special election on whether to establish a metropolitan park district in southwest Bellingham is too close to call.The Chuc...
Ballots must be postmarked by today for the special election that could create a new park district in Bellingham to pay for t...
A partnership between the Bellingham School District and Western Washington University is working to ensure success for stude...
A Blaine man suspected of exposing himself to women in a number of incidents has been arrested.Blaine Police say information ...
Western Washington University is No. 1 on the Peace Corps 2013 top colleges rankings for medium-sized schools.This is the fir...
Western Washington University is on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's list of the nation's top 20 green ener...
Some local entrepreneurs and a handful of university students are bringing a little upcycle to downtown Bellingham. February&...
Good news for an 18-year-old woman who was badly injured by a hit and run driver last Friday night.A spokesperson for Harborv...
Bellingham police are searching for the driver of a car that hit a Western Washington University student and then fled the sc...
Scientists now suspect that some sort of compound in stormwater runoff is killing Coho salmon and perhaps other species in at...
A local inventor has released a product that many drivers might find useful on a dark, cold and frosty morning.Jeff Latham of...
As more and more economists publicly discuss the idea that a trillion dollar coin could solve our county's debt problems,...
Students and volunteers from a Western Washington University Community Outreach Program were honored for their work in the Em...
Local university students may avoid a tuition hike if school officials have their way.The president of Western - along with l...
As people were out partying over the holidays, local law enforcement officers were out on extra patrols looking for drunk dri...
Western Washington conservative activists say it’s not right that voters were ignored on two recent local ballot measur...
Wondering how you can score a bull’s-eye at the register when you return those holiday gifts that missed the mark?The B...
Sales at Puget Sound area gun stores are brisk this week.The "Puget Sound Business Journal" says people are stockin...
The Better Business Bureau is warning people to watch out for fake charities that say they're collecting donations for fa...
Whatcom Unified Emergency Management is monitoring a significant weather event which is due to hit our area this morning.For ...
If you saw a caravan of menorahs passing through your neighborhood last night, you weren’t dreaming.Bellingham celebrat...
Western Washington University is included on a new list of top ranking universities that offer the best education for their b...
Ferry riders throughout Western Washington, including Anacortes, Whidbey Island, and the San Juan Islands will have the chanc...
First there was early pre-Black Friday shopping on Thanksgiving, then actual Black Friday, and then Small Business Saturday.N...
A Western Washington University student was assaulted as she walked along Bill McDonald parkway last night.A campus alert rep...
Western Washington state is taking a beating as several storms pass over the region today leading to record rainfall and area...
Forecasters say Western Washington is in for a super rainy, windy Thanksgiving week.A series of storms will follow the usual ...
The Western Washington real estate market seems to be continuing its recovery from the recession.Quoting the Northwest Multip...
Representative Rick Larsen will be in Bellingham today to hold two roundtable discussions with veterans.Vets are invited to s...
A University of Washington Professor is warning people in our area to prepare for the possibility of major storms this winter...
Stephen Sulkin is planning to retire as professor and director of Western Washington University's Shannon Point Marine Ce...
About 900 fifth graders from Skagit and Whatcom counties will be visiting Western Washington University next Tuesday.The goal...
Residents in rural areas of Whatcom County can once again light campfires and burn their yard waste.Thanks to the recent rain...
If you’re near the Western Washington University campusnextweekyou may hear the sound of an old steam whistle.Western w...
The Washington State Patrol is warning drivers that Western Washington roads are going to be unusually slick when rain return...
Bellingham police took a man into protective custody after he threatened to harm himself last night.Sgt. Claudia Murphy with ...
It turns out that September was the driest on record in Bellingham, and the dry spell is expected to continue for a while lon...
The Puget Sound Blood Center is urging people to donate after a surge in demand for blood has reduced supplies to emergency l...
Worried about the environment, Western Washington University is working toward banning bottled water on campus.The concern is...
About4,000 students are expected to move into Western Washington University's residence halls and apartments over the wee...
Governor Christine Gregoire declares a State of Emergency, mobilizing the Washington National Guard and other state resources...
A group of high school basketball players from Olympia will not face criminal charges in connection with a hazing incident th...
The Lummi Nation is getting a federal grant to help monitor sex offenders.The U.S. Justice Department has awarded more than &...
