Cold winter getting costly in Whatcom County
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Whatcom County's cold weather shelter has housed 230 different people this winter. That's double the ...
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One Of Washington's Most Striking Roads Is Like Driving Right Through Mount Rainier National Park
Looking to travel to Mount Rainier National Park but want to avoid the crowds? Try driving through this scenic road in ...
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The ripple effects of tariffs for Washington state
President Trump has threated a 25% tariff on goods imported from Canada and Mexico. An economist weighs in on the potential ...
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WA bill would ban flavored nicotine & tobacco to combat ‘epidemic’ of youth vaping
Concerned citizen Lamont Robinson likened the measure to a “new stop-and-frisk,” referencing a controversial bygone New York City police tactic — used to harass people of color — that’s been deemed ...
WA residents using new apps to track ICE agent activity. Are the sightings credible?
On Sunday, Wenatchee for Immigrant Justice, which partners with WAISN, reported that ICE officials arrived at a person’s home ...
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New study says Washington ranks as one of the worst states in the country for drivers
Between Puget Sound and the mountain passes, driving in Washington offers some of the best views around. But according to a new national ranking, that's just about the ...
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Whatcom READS builds a community of readers
What better way to get people together than to talk about a book, ask organizers of Whatcom READS. For 17 years, the program ...
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Washington state legislature introduces bills to create recycing refund program for beverage containers
The Coalition for High Performance Recycling applauds the state’s bipartisan effort to modernize recycling by creating a ...
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WA bill would lower blood alcohol limit for drivers. But what does 0.05% BAC feel like?
Senate Bill 5067 would reduce the BAC limit from 0.08% to 0.05%. Only Utah so far has set the legal limit that low.
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What’s in a name? A lot, so let’s change a few, starting with Bellingham Bay
Since no one else has shown up at my office door this afternoon, asking to take my job, I, the Right Honorable Ron Judd, hereby claim a sweeping mandate to ...
Claims by masked ‘bounty hunter’ upset Eastern WA town. Does ICE pay private trackers?
A thousand dollars per illegal is a pretty good price, just to do things that you kind of enjoy. How or what are you guys ...
Bellingham purchases forest property for $3.7M to preserve drinking water source
The city of Bellingham, Wash., is set to acquire forest land near Lake Whatcom with the intention of protecting the city’s drinking water source.