4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (343+ words) How could the leader of Canada, a country so exposed to potential American retribution, openly defy Trump? Why would Canada, of all American allies, take such a risk when others in Europe and Asia chose a path of flattery and…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1092+ words) And even if it was, that didn’t seem to be an issue. “We’ve never really enforced people that go to Costco and buy a tub of ice cream and buy a tub of ghee or whatever — that’s always been popular,…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1199+ words) Five races for seats on Washington state’s nine-member Supreme Court are set to get much more attention over the next two months. These races typically pass by without much notice as incumbent justices often sail to reelection to the nine-member…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (400+ words) A U.S. Senate committee hearing in late July subpoenaed Dr. Anthony Fauci, the physician, scientist and immunologist who served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to 2022, and as chief medical adviser to President Donald Trump…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (366+ words) Former City of Bellingham employees are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up their lawsuit against the city after they were fired in 2021 for refusing to receive vaccinations for COVID-19 despite a mandate. The 18 employees, including police officers, emergency medical…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (968+ words) As you’re settling back into school, work, and fall routines, it’s also a good time to take stock of your health. There’s a basic question that can be a helpful place to start: Am I up to date on the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (528+ words) For Jamie Wurtz, owner and operator of the Bellingham-based fishing vessel Paragon, when he goes to fish salmon off the coast of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, he’s thinking about two things: fish prices and gas. It takes him nine…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (449+ words) Immigration detainments in Whatcom and Skagit counties spiked in June compared to the other months of 2026, according to the latest data compiled by a group of researchers at the University of California. Federal immigration agents detained at least 54 people in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (896+ words) Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu’s proposed 2027-28 biennial budget attempts to find a balance between major cuts and countywide tax increases to fend off a multimillion-dollar deficit in the coming years. Deputy executive Kayla Schott-Bresler said the structure of government means…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (830+ words) The Right to Repair movement is still celebrating the passage in 2025 of Washington state legislation that supports electronics owners and small repair businesses, but there’s more to do, as advocates direct their focus nationally. Mitch Kramer, owner of FiXCO, an…...