NEWS
ABC Recycling touts processing facility off Marine Drive is beneficial
ELECTIONS
County Executive: Challenger Purdy wants to run county like a business
Longtime businessman hopes to streamline property development
WEEKLY WATCHDOG
Weekly Watchdog: Sept. 7 – 13, 2023
This week's meetings, hearings and opportunities for public input
ELECTIONS
County Executive: Sidhu feels confident in his middle-of-the-road approach
Incumbent touts broad cultural perspective as political strength
NEWS OBITUARIES
Environmental 'rabble-rouser' spent lifetime fighting for clean water
Longtime Blaine resident Wendy Harris died on Aug. 31
EDUCATION
State will keep fiscal tabs on three cash-starved Washington school districts
La Conner, Mount Baker and Marysville districts are dealing with budget shortfalls and trying to regain their financial footing.
FIRE
Cooler temperatures, rain slow Sourdough Fire
Fire is at 25% containment, 6,234 acres as of Tuesday
GOVERNMENT
In first veto, county executive rejects new ferry fare rules
Sidhu: Council vote a breach of 'public trust'
LAW & JUSTICE
December trial date set for Bellingham assistant principals
Three administrators accused of failure to report sexual assault
LOCAL
Missing Sequim woman last seen in Bellingham in late August
20-year-old Samantha Rivers was visiting friends in Whatcom when she went missing
WTD?
What’s the Deal With: Carnal’s wall of bones?
The restaurant's chef and co-owner uses leftovers as art
FIRE
Lake Whatcom Fire 90% contained; outside resources to step away
Level 1 evacuation order remains in place
BUSINESS
Radicals and red cards: Wobblies’ support for workers is decades deep
Wobblies have been in the Whatcom-Skagit region since the early 1900s
BUSINESS
Recent Wobbly protests and union efforts in Whatcom, Skagit Counties
Several businesses and organizations filed and certified union agreements in last two years
