The need for independent, local news produced by human reporters living among their audience has always been vital. But in terms of propping up what remains ...

The Whatcom County Charter Review Commission is halfway through the six-month process of shaping the next 10 years of governance in Whatcom County. With a July deadline pending, the commission has yet ...

Day Trip Diaries is a Cascadia Daily News travel series profiling communities within two hours’ travel of Bellingham. Do you have a suggestion for where to cover next? Send tips to ...

The Northwest Clean Air Agency will award $3 million to two climate mitigation and resilience projects in Whatcom County. The funds come from a 2023 settlement paid by Petrogas West to NWCAA following ...

I originally got into art because I was really sad and I didn’t believe in myself, and I felt like super destructive and horrible — I was a teenager — and then I went into a pottery class.

A stubborn fire close to the guard station last summer allowed the crew to sleep in their bunks more often than is usual, she said. Those who know Knipe say she’s calm when the pressure is on. The ...