Officials are working to clean up a diesel oil spill in Padden Creek near 12th Street in Fairhaven. The state Department of Ecology got a call around 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, about a “possible oil sheen ...

However, the inside finish was damaged from weather blistering, and the slide has been closed since 2022, according to reporting by La Conner Weekly News. The city nearly gave up on the slide, but ...

Today, the district has a wide range of programs, including a fitness center, continuing education classes and support for families qualifying for a federal nutrition program. It still owns most of ...

Optional: Take inspiration from the French and add crispy lardons or thick-cut bacon pieces to your breakfast salad. If cooking lardons or bacon, replace 1 tablespoon olive oil with 1 tablespoon bacon ...

In August 2017, wildfires tore through the Cascades and turned the skies hazy with smoke. At Sarbanand Farms in Sumas, as temperatures rose and air quality worsened, hundreds of H-2A workers still ...

The Sehome girls track and field team won its first-ever gold medal in the 4×1-mile relay at the Nike Outdoor Nationals, held June 19–22 at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Neugebauer, 50, owns Forte Chocolate in Mount Vernon and is a master chocolatier. To earn that designation, one must excel at a range of treats: bars and bark, truffles, enrobed goods (such as ...

Spring is the sole artisan behind Phenix Threads, a Bellingham-based outdoor clothing and gear repair company that’s serious about creating a more sustainable outdoor industry. She entered the space ...

In 2024, 67 Washington Bee Atlas volunteers collected over 17,000 specimens on more than 600 different host plants . The project has identified at least 26 new or rare species in the state, with many ...

A Mount Vernon man pleaded guilty to the 2024 murder a 28-year-old man in late July. Jorge Vasquez, 43, admitted to killing James White during a fight in the early morning hours of April 14, 2024, ...

“What we have here is a proposal granting Seattle lawyers and elected officials the authority to land grab Skagit County by condemnation,” Save Family Farming Vice President and Skagit dairy farmer ...

Not every registered voter in Whatcom and Skagit will get a primary election ballot in the mail — and that’s not a mistake. Your precinct determines what is on your ballot, and whether you receive one ...