Hob Osterlund knows a thing or two about the Laysan albatross — or mōlī, as they’re better known in Hawaiian. She’s the founder of the Kaua‘i Albatross Network, dedicated to “helping preserve the ...

Incumbent District 1 school board member Brent Schiefelbein and Jim Kallio will progress to the general election, after initial primary election results were released Tuesday night.

Whatcom County voters outside of Bellingham weighed in on one or two tax questions on their August ballot: a levy lid lift for the public library system and another for South Whatcom Fire Authority.

As of Wednesday’s vote count, Byrd trailed by more than 200 votes behind former Sumas Mayor Kyle Christensen, with just an estimated 33 ballots left to count. Candidate and mental health nurse ...

Two Whatcom County superintendents are taking part. Meridian Superintendent James Everett and Ferndale Superintendent Kristi Dominguez are participating with the group, which was formed by Yakima ...

Early primary returns show a shakeup in the Whatcom County Council District 3 with incumbent Tyler Byrd trailing by nearly 3 percentage points. Jessica Rienstra, a mental health nurse practitioner, ...

Two oil refinery operators in northwest Washington, HF Sinclair and Tesoro, have been hit with fines for improper management of oily sludge and acid waste at their facilities.

In the remaining small cities, Everson, Ferndale, Lynden and Nooksack will all have city council seats up for election in November. The mayors of Everson, Lynden, Nooksack and Sumas are all running ...

At the Port of Bellingham, incumbent Ken Bell leads with 61% of the vote as of Aug. 5. Carly James, co-owner of Bison Bookbinding & Letterpress, follows with 34% of the vote. Bell and James’ leads are ...

Eight candidates across Whatcom and Skagit counties were on the ballot Tuesday for two public hospital districts.

She and her team are volunteers for Rascal Rodeo, an adaptive event where people with developmental disabilities can embrace their inner cowboy or cowgirl. “I will have people in the community run up ...

The guest commentaries (and letters) from young people that CDN runs from time to time are always a treat to read, and Will Parnow’s recent piece ( CDN, July 30, 2025) on Gen Z wanting to help fix the ...