Western Washington University President Sabah Randhawa’s contract will run until to July 31, 2028, after a two-year contract extension was approved by Western’s Board of Trustees last Friday.

Police responded to a shots fired call around 11:50 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18, near West Horton Road and Meridian Street, said Claudia Murphy, a patrol division lieutenant with Bellingham police.

Now, the Lake Whatcom partners, working with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and consulting group Four Peaks Environmental, have crafted a rapid response plan in case invasive mussels are ...

Sehome’s Harley Kaiser won his first district tennis title after falling short last season. Kaiser won the district title over Bellingham’s Leo Kuhn 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Monday afternoon.

Housing is a basic human need, yet Bellingham is the fourth-most unaffordable housing market in the nation. That demands change, not more of the same. We need zoning reform to allow smaller, more ...

Across Skagit County, a host of small cities are seeing contested races for city council. Here are the candidates in those races. Jump to: Joe Burns and Karl de Jong are set for a rematch in the race ...

Incumbent council member Michael Lilliquist, a proven public servant with a track record demonstrating that range, has earned reelection in a Bellingham City Council race against former local ...

Public K-12 schools in Washington are funded through a patchwork of sources, including money from the state for basic education and local tax dollars to cover nearly everything else.

JESSE’S PICKS Jeffrey Foucault 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28 New Prospect Theatre, 207 Prospect St. Jeffrey Foucault is the epitome of the road-hardened troubadour. For 20-plus years, ...

When the U.S. Department of Education announced the elimination of Title VI grant funding in September, the Center for Canadian-American Studies at Western Washington University took a 70% hit to its ...

What seemed like another ordinary run for the 81-year-old runner ended with a celebration with family and friends. Pearson broke the world record for most consecutive days running at least a mile with ...

Bellingham Police are asking for the public’s help in finding witnesses and potential victims related to a 24-year-old Alger man. Jacob, or Jake, Smith drives a bronze 2008 Subaru Outback with ...