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Growth & Development

Port commission meeting turns tense when public forum idea is floated

Port commissioner challenges a local critic, calling him a ‘dumbass’

Updated Sept. 18, 2024 8:07 a.m.

Outdoors

Community scientists can help track scarce wolverines in the WA backcountry

Cascades Wolverine Project collects data to help with threatened animal’s recovery

Sept. 17, 2024 10:00 p.m.

Schedule

Sports calendar: Sept. 13–22, 2024

Upcoming recreation opportunities and professional, college and prep sports

Sept. 11, 2024 10:00 p.m.

Environment

Some of Bellingham’s 150-year-old orchards have survived, but many are in decline

Orchard spaces can support pollinators, wildlife - and hold heirloom apple varieties

Sept. 8, 2024 10:00 p.m.

Elections

Initiative 2109 aims to repeal capital gains tax; revenues go to child care, school construction

Only 55 Whatcom, 37 Skagit residents paid this tax in 2023

Updated Sept. 9, 2024 11:58 a.m.

Government

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Healthy Children’s Fund repeal won’t be on November ballot, judge rules

Injunction requested by Protect Whatcom Kids approved in court

Updated Sept. 4, 2024 1:25 p.m.

Education

Whatcom schools cut budgets, juggle staff amid funding shortfalls

Nearly all districts see cuts; three see enrollment decline

Aug. 29, 2024 10:00 p.m.

Outdoors

Cougars in Washington state: Few attacks, stable numbers

Athletic cats are also known as mountain lions, pumas, panthers and catamounts

Aug. 27, 2024 10:00 p.m.

Indigenous Affairs

Report lays bare stark disparities in health care outcomes for Native Americans in Washington

Scorecard shows shorter life spans, higher rates of death before 75

Aug. 22, 2024 10:00 p.m.

Education

School supplies can cost a lot — here’s how each Whatcom County district handles the expense

Some schools provide for free, others provide support for families who need it

Aug. 22, 2024 11:25 a.m.

Fishing

Crabbing season opens in Birch Bay

The season is open Thursdays through Mondays until closing on Sept. 30

Aug. 21, 2024 12:51 p.m.

Environment

Research buoy gets refresh on Bellingham Bay

Buoy Se’lhaem captures ocean data from Salish Sea for dozens of researchers and institutions

Aug. 20, 2024 10:05 p.m.