FERNDALE — State budget woes dominated the conversation at a packed legislative town hall featuring three state lawmakers in Ferndale on Saturday, March 15.

Erin Grimes, a graduate teaching assistant at Western Washington University, attended the town hall to represent the school’s student-worker union. The university has cut dozens of positions this ...

Western junior Bec Bennett and the Viking women’s distance medley relay — which included Bennett — each came away with First Team All-America honors after placing top 8 at the NCAA Division II Indoor ...

As a member of the Northwest Singles Social Club (NWSSC), Claudia Weintraub knows one of the secrets to long life — and no, it’s not green juice or yoga class.

Whatcom County health department director Erika Lautenbach was abruptly placed on leave Wednesday afternoon, March 5, and her ...

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.

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 ...

State Route 20 will be closed at Marblemount through Friday, Sept. 13 at 6 a.m. for modification of a fish passage on Olson Creek near Ranger Road. Drivers will face a signed detour as crews work to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...