Anacortes is taking comments on its draft 2025–45 Comprehensive Plan. Submit comments to CompPlan@anacorteswa.gov by 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28. You can also submit comments by mail to City of Anacortes ...

Bellingham Exit Festival debuted with great success in 2023, drawing in 52 unique acts including nationally-recognized performers like The Pharcyde, Marc Maron, The HU and drag queen Monet X Change, ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials detained an Everett woman and her son at the Canadian border when they were returning from Vancouver, British Columbia, in late July. The two are now ...

How do you go from being invisible in a community, to being seen, being acknowledged, being heard?” Baxter believes art can be used to build these bridges — which is why she and Communications Manager ...

A pair of northbound Interstate 5 on- and off-ramps will close overnight Thursday, Aug. 14 in Skagit County for crack sealing and pavement repairs. The Avon Cutoff/State Route 20 on-ramp to northbound ...

Western Washington University women’s soccer returns for the 2025–26 season with a handful of exhibition matches, including a home game against Pacific Lutheran. The women’s team has 11 new players ...

The Bellingham Bells are back in the West Coast League Championship game for the first time since 2022 after defeating Edmonton, 5-2, on the road in the North Division Championship game Tuesday, Aug.

“Chicago” is now the second-longest-running show on Broadway, and its movie adaptation won Best Picture at the 2002 Oscars. BAAY’s adaptation is performed by a cast of talented teens ranging in age ...

A 2024 report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that textile waste volume has increased by more than 50% between 2000 and 2018, in part due to the rise of fast fashion. Upcycling, ...

A Skagit County bat tested positive for rabies on Aug. 12, according to Skagit County Public Health officials. It’s the first ...

Whatcom Land Trust will set up a subsidiary nonprofit to oversee the community forest, with a governance board that includes representatives from the other project partners: Nooksack Indian Tribe, ...

The two gold medals etched Ecker’s history at the U23 World Championships before heading to the senior division. From 2021 to 2025, Ecker became the first male kayaker from America to win a medal at ...