Monthly unemployment rates for Whatcom County and Bellingham increased in February, while Washington’s rate also increased and rose to the 13th highest rate in the country. Whatcom County had a 5.5% ...

Here’s your weekly roundup of the latest retail and restaurant activity around Whatcom County: A new bar is planned for downtown Bellingham: Elk St. Tavern, a sister bar to Redlight Kitchen & Bar.

He is also a recipient of the Youth Peacemaker Award in 2024 from the Whatcom Peace and Justice Center. Alfredo (Lelo) Juarez ...

We are facing a childcare crisis in Washington State. Snohomish County, considered a childcare desert, is struggling more than most. To reach even the state average, we would need to add 3,500 ...

Six months ago Liya Hamrah was born in Pakistan. Her parents, Ahmad Hamrah and Tahmina Zalmai, had migrated to Pakistan from Afghanistan two years earlier. Tahmina worked as a security guard with ...

Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office vehicle stock image. Rachel Showalter The Bellingham Herald An inmate at the Whatcom County jail in Bellingham died while in custody early Thursday morning ...

Harris Avenue Shipyard site on the Bellingham waterfront in the Fairhaven neighborhood of Bellingham. Washington State Department of Ecology Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald Monthly unemployment ...

I’m a Washington local who can help you find all sorts of fun things to do in Bellingham! Bellingham is one of the best places to visit in Washington State. This list covers its popular outdoor sites ...

FERNDALE, Wash. — A 21-year-old Ferndale man was booked into Whatcom County Jail after allegedly kidnapping an eight-month-old infant Monday morning and driving down to King County before being ...

President Donald Trump said Chinese leader Xi Jinping would visit Washington soon, as trade tensions build between the world’s two largest economies. Xi will be coming in the “not too distant ...

Water users in the Nooksack watershed and adjacent areas, also known as Water Resources Inventory Area 1 (WRIA 1), should begin receiving their adjudication claim forms via certified mail this week.

In the weeks after the Trump administration announced a federal funding freeze, Whatcom County nonprofits have been preparing for a possible future with less financial support from the federal ...