Orcas sighted about 7 p.m. June 29 from Jorgensen Pier in Blaine.

The Fourth of July holiday is near, which means people are stocking up on fireworks, ready to light up the summer sky. But with that explosive celebration comes huge, and sometimes fatal, risk.

Blaine’s Old-Fashioned Fourth of July will bring Independence Day celebrations into full swing on July 4 in downtown Blaine. There will be something for everyone at the all-day event that’s expected ...

June 11, 2:33 a.m.: Warrant arrest on Portal Way. June 11, 2:22 p.m.: Threat cold call on Bay Road. June 12, 12:22 a.m.: Traffic stop arrest on Birch Bay Drive. June ...

Lee Connors, director of The Bridge Community Hope Center, officially opened The Way Cafe by cutting the celebratory grand opening ribbon on June 28 at 4823 Alderson Road. The cafe is a new venture ...

The Road to Artist Point, Whatcom County’s most scenic parking lot – and road to get there – was officially opened for the summer on June 27 after Washington State Department of Transportation crews ...

A 39-year-old man is in Whatcom County Jail after being extradited from Indianapolis for sexually abusing a child in the Blaine area between 2019 and 2021. Randall Noel Bezant, 39, was booked into ...

The Whatcom Council on Aging will host the 25th annual Whatcom Senior Day in the Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 6. at Hovander Homestead Park, 5299 Nielsen Ave in Ferndale. The event ...

Question: While discussing attending a protest and the legality of riding in the back of a pickup truck, I thought it was legal only if all seat belts inside the vehicle were in use, and my boyfriend ...

Can’t see the trees for the forest. It’s easy to be distracted by the big picture when you’re standing on a western Washington alpine trail in summer. At Cascade Pass, for example, the supremely ...

New displays from local artists will transform the Blaine Art Gallery into a collection of sculptures, watercolors and encaustic mixed-media art during its July rotation. The exhibit will highlight ...