Whatcom County health department director Erika Lautenbach was abruptly placed on leave Wednesday afternoon, March 5, and her office has reportedly been cleared out.

Mount Baker School Board unanimously voted at a special meeting Friday, March 14 to hire Jessica Schenck, an Othello School District administrator, to be the new superintendent. Schenck, the assistant ...

Kushan Brewing Company’s Josh Smith, the company’s brewery operations manager, said he’s been ruminating on the tariffs and their direct impact for the past two months. Kulshan is the largest ...

Legendary author Tom Robbins, known for writing “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” and other novels in La Conner, died Sunday, Feb. 9 at the age of 92, surrounded by family. Robbins’ wife, Alexa Robbins, ...

Several weeks of whiplash from the federal government on research funding have left Western Washington University faculty and students uncertain about their academic future.

St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Monday this year, but that’s no excuse not to party (preferably with a pint of Guinness in hand). Some events take place the weekend prior, and certain venues will host ...

Victor Hamilton died last August after a short illness. During the four years after Nicki died, Chichester involved Hamilton as much as possible with her family’s life, including “Wednesdays with ...

Bellingham’s Sophia Koch began running around the track in middle school and immediately fell in love with long-distance events. The sophomore placed second in the 1,600-meter event with 4:57.84 at ...

The Lummi Blackhawks boys team won the 1B state tournament on March 8 at the Spokane Arena after defeating top-seed Almira/Coulee-Hartline 53-50. It was the Blackhawks’ second basketball title in ...

Learn more at Shumski’s Instagram @labellebridalcottage. The cottage is available to rent through Peerspace. “Faces in the Crowd” is published online and in print Fridays. Have a suggestion for a ...

Losing love is like a window to your heart. Everybody sees you’re blown apart. Everybody feels the wind blow. Folk singer Paul Simon clearly wasn’t singing ...

Judge William Alsup ruled Thursday morning that tens of thousands of workers must be rehired across numerous federal agencies, including the departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior, ...