Here’s our weekly roundup of the latest retail and restaurant activity around Whatcom County: New Lynden restaurant planned. A new restaurant is planned for Lynden, as owners of

The absence of the Bellingham Blazers left Bellingham without a junior hockey team for the first time since the 2012 season. A new team, the Bellingham Breakers HC (Hockey Club), will now step in to help fill the void left by the Blazers after they suspended operations for the 2025-26 season.

The veterinary sedative medetomidine has been seen mixed with fentanyl in Washington state.

The potentially contaminated shellfish were sold at one local grocery store and served at two Bellingham restaurants.

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College women’s basketball team extended its North Region winning streak to 42 games with the Pirates’ second straight high-scoring game, beating Whatcom 83-49 on Saturday. The Peninsula men had a heartbreaking loss ...

The weeks-long event hosted by the Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition features nine races across nine different courses.

Here’s our weekly roundup of the latest retail and restaurant activity around Whatcom County: Relaced, a sneaker shop currently located at 1216 Bay St. in downtown Bellingham, is moving to a new downtown location at 126 W. Holly St., according to an April 13 Instagram post.

Here’s which Whatcom County schools scored the highest: Sehome High School in Bellingham was the No. 1 high school in the Bellingham metro area for the 2025-26 school year, according to U.S. News & World Report. It ranked No. 46 statewide.

Three people were injured in an incident at the BP Cherry Point refinery on Saturday in Blaine, company officials said.In a statement, BP said the situation at

The Lummi Nation has named Whidbey Telecom, Whatcom County and two federal agencies in the lawsuit filed April 27.