Whatcom County nonprofits navigate uncertainty as federal funding freeze impacts drag on
WCF’s Director of Engagement and Philanthropy Jenn Daly told The Bellingham Herald that nonprofit leaders are at a minimum, ...
The Bellingham Herald10d
‘Government cheese’: Its existence was a result of government intervention gone wrong | Opinion
Either you understand what I’m talking about firsthand, or maybe you’ve heard about it more as an urban legend, but ...
Text scam targeting WA drivers is back on the rise. Here’s what you should look out for
A new wave of Good To Go! scam texts is hitting Washington drivers, with more realistic URLs this time. Here’s what WSDOT ...
When Duke and UNC meet in the postseason, even the lane violations are bigger, apparently
Without Cooper Flagg, Duke got everything it could handle from North Carolina — and an unexpected gift that proved decisive ...
WWU confronts antisemitic graffiti on campus, addresses concerns over free speech crackdown
In an email to students and staff, Jacqueline Hughes, chief diversity officer and executive director of the university’s ...
Richland school bars substitute for concerning ‘behavior.’ Parents say it was Nazi salute
A community member who posted online alleged the substitute “threw the Nazi salute three times” during a Richland High School ...
New study ranks all 50 states by federal dependency levels. Here’s where Washington ranked
Washington’s ranking comes from low placement in numerous categories, including 48th for return on taxes paid to the federal ...
The Bellingham Herald10d
Bryan Kohberger defense looks to Daybell ruling in Idaho in push against death penalty
Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students, listens during a hearing to overturn his grand jury indictment on Oct. 26, 2023, at the Latah County Courthouse in Moscow, ...
Olympic’s Hoh Rain Forest looks set to reopen this summer after new funding source emerges
The only road with access to the rainforest in Olympic National Park has been closed since December 2024 from a washout, with ...
The Bellingham Herald11d
With another cutoff having passed, here are some bills that WA lawmakers are still mulling
Lawmakers filed into the Capitol building in Olympia, Washington on Monday, Jan. 13, the first day of the 2025 session.
‘Vitriol and blame.’ Laid-off federal workers face polarized landscape and uncertainty
I was kind of just waiting for that email to come,” says one former Seattle-area NOAA worker, as experts discuss how reaction ...
Coyote bites child’s hand after encounter at Washington school bus stop, officials say
A coyote bit a child’s hand after it aggressively approached students at a bus stop in Washington, officials said. Wildlife ...