1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (276+ words) Bellingham Fire Department and Whatcom County Fire District 7 units responded to a fire at the former Bornstein Seafoods headquarters on the Bellingham waterfront Saturday night, Sept. 12, around 10:45 p.m. The building, located at 1001 Hilton Ave., was formerly home to the seafood processing…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (547+ words) A Whatcom County judge sentenced a former Whatcom County employee to 90 days in jail for four counts of domestic violence, including a felony charge. Mark Raaka, 57, was on paid leave from his health department job for 17 months while facing two…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (240+ words) Two men are being held on $1 million bonds in the Whatcom County Jail after a weekend shooting in Birch Bay left one person injured and in the hospital. Whatcom County prosecutors charged William Huskey, 54, with three charges of first-degree assault…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (157+ words) Longstanding Bellingham restaurant Luna’s Bistro will close after a final day of service on Friday, Sept. 11. Owners made the announcement on Sunday, Sept. 6 via social media. “After 15 wonderful years of serving Whatcom County community, the time has come for us…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (157+ words) Whatcom Sheriff’s Office investigates shooting on Sunday evening Cascadia Daily News Whatcom Sheriff’s Office investigates shooting on Sunday evening One injured, several suspects detained after shooting on Birch Bay Drive No Q&A content found. Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office is…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (453+ words) In tumultuous political times, Ola Lessard believes everyone has a role to play in creating change — and her own strength involves making art. Lessard, 58, is currently orchestrating a “community resistance” mosaic, organized in partnership with Indivisible Bellingham (which has planned…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (292+ words) Corner Taphouse, a Fairhaven neighborhood pub, will close at the end of September, with the owners citing increasing rent as a primary reason behind the decision. The pub, located at 1125 Finnegan Way inside the Orca Building, is facing an 80% increase…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (424+ words) Thank you, readers, for this week I received my first questions for this column! It was an email with several good questions and one great one. “What is one civic habit that more people should have?” Once you have a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (171+ words) State Route 9 north of Sedro-Woolley is reduced to a single lane until Sept. 24, 10 days longer than originally expected, due to unforeseen construction issues. The road work, which was originally slated for 42 days, began Aug. 3 to remove a culvert that blocks…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (421+ words) When students at Beach Elementary on Lummi Island start school on Sept. 3, they’ll again be greeted by two teachers instead of one. That’s thanks to community members, who in a surprise twist, stepped up for the second year in a…...