Skagit County’s new commissioner is Joe Burns, a Sedro-Woolley City Council member. Burns is replacing county commissioner Lisa Janicki, who retired last week. Commissioners Ron Wesen and Peter ...

The other initiative, IL26-638, seeks to block transgender girls from competing in girls’ sports. Backers gathered 445,187 signatures for that measure, Let’s Go Washington said. Initiative sponsors ...

JESSE’S PICKS The Mortadells 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 Odd Fellows Temple Room, 311 E. Holly St. The Mortadells is a new-ish name for a bunch of folks you might have seen before ...

He pressed a big red button attached to a Crayola airbrush, spraying blue paint onto a white piece of paper. Once enough blue paint was on the page for his liking, he switched to glue, using a ...

Whatcom County rolled out its first-ever generative-AI policy in November, as government employees increasingly use the technology. The three-page document created guardrails as many cities throughout ...

Even Northwest Yarns gets into the action, hosting the Dream Goats for a cozy 11 a.m. show on Jan. 24. It’s a veritable feast of creativity and tradition, and it’s one of the most friendliest ...

Mercato delle Bontà is launching its Boundary Bay Brewery tasting room from 2–5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10. The Italian-style cafe and restaurant, located in the Granary Building, will offer Boundary ...

A man reported missing on Dec. 28 near the Nooksack River has not yet been located, despite four days of searching.

A lane closure on I-5 Northbound late Wednesday night may slow traffic around Bellingham. The left lane north of the Lakeway Drive exit will close at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7 until 5 a.m. Thursday ...

Skagit Trail Builders executive director Jim Taylor crafted the bench from cedar that fell during the windstorms of 2024. The dusty pink rotary phone was donated by Beth Ruth from United General ...

Game animals are generally hunted for butchering and display mounts. Russell Sorensen makes capes and clothes from the hides and has all sorts of uses for trotters, from food to tools. She held a ...

When Stefany Camacho moved from Guatemala to Washington in 2021, she was trying to get accustomed to a new culture. Camacho moved to the state in seventh grade and never played a sport in her life.