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 ...