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, ...

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 ...

Even with Liberty’s original payment, Bennett faced nearly $79,000 in medical bills, according to a PeaceHealth document. Resolve, a for-profit company, negotiated the bill down to $23,000 — an amount ...

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, ...